The Big Video Course:
Storytelling editing ✂️

Audio editing

 

In this lesson

If you want viewers to play your video to the end, you can't hurt their ears! That's why in this lesson I'm teaching you to edit your audio right.

 

Learn how to:

  • get nice, even loudness

  • fix problems and abrupt cuts

  • add filters and sound effects

  • quickly mix music with dialogue

 

Part #1

Loudness correction


Bookmarks

Lesson overview

00:15 → What you'll learn

Loudness correction

01:38 → Why loudness matters
02:27 → Monitoring loudness
03:33 → Adjusting gain
05:34 → Average loudness
07:48 → Peak loudness

Review

09:13 → Recap + practice tasks

Part #2

Repairs & transitions


Bookmarks

Repairs

00:00 → Sound-removal filters

Transitions

03:39 → Fading with pen tool
04:46 → Constant power transition
07:07 → Adding default transitions
08:11 → Default transition length

Review

08:35 → Recap + practice tasks

Part #3

Effects + music


Bookmarks

Effects + music

00:05 → Creative effects
03:55 → Sound effects
05:56 → Music editing

Assignment

08:26 → Mission details

Resources

Assignment

First

Edit the audio for your storytelling video.

  • Sweeten your voice clips.

  • Add music.

  • Add sound effects if you want.

 

Next

Place B-roll visuals in your storytelling video, so you'll be ready to add effects to your timeline in the next lesson.

 

Credit

Music in part by David Cutter at @dcuttermusic and davidcuttermusic.com.

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