Audio tips and tricks

The following are some tips and tricks to modify and fix audio issues:

• A shortcut for controlling volume levels in the timeline is Control + + and Control + - to raise and lower the volume level by 1 dB, respectively.
• Hold the Command key to manually raise and lower the volume levels one dB at a time when dragging the horizontal volume line in a timeline clip.
• To silence audio in a clip, go to Modify | Adjust Volume | Silence (-∞):

Figure 6.40 – Silencing a clip

• To reset the volume level to zero, go to Modify | Adjust Volume | Reset (0dB):

Figure 6.41 – Resetting volume to zero

• To adjust the auto-fades between multiple clips with audio, select the multiple clips and go to Modify | Adjust Audio Fades | Crossfade (shortcut Option + T):

Figure 6.42 – Crossfade multiple clips with audio

• The absolute volume...