Change Audio Clip Volume Levels

Your video production may contain audio in one of the music tracks, the Voice Track, and in the video clips in the Master Track. Since all of these tracks may have been recorded at different levels, the result could produce an overwhelming and confusing sound track.

Use the Audio Mixing Room to mix all of the audio levels into a more harmonious sound track for your video.

In-Track Audio Mixing

You can manually change the level of volume at any point within an audio clip in the Timeline.

To change the volume level of an audio track in the timeline, click on the audio level line at the point where you want to change the audio level to set a volume key. Drag the volume key up to increase the volume or down to decrease the volume.

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Note: to remove a volume key, drag it outside the clip’s borders.

Mix Audio Levels in the Audio Mixing Room

Use the audio mixer in the Audio Mixing Room for precise control over the volume levels of the audio clips in the editing workspace.

The audio mixer contains audio mixing controls for all of the audio tracks in the editing workspace.

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A – PiP Track Selector, B – Audio Volume Controls, C – Music Track Selector, D- Fade In/Out Controls, E – Music Gain Control

When you enter the Audio Mixing Room, the audio at the current position of the timeline is available for mixing. Use the playback controls to locate the position in your video where you want to mix the audio.

  • use the music audio volume control sliders to increase or decrease the volume of the track at a specific moment.
  • use the music gain control sliders to increase or decrease the volume of the entire track.
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Note: if there is more than one PiP or music track in timeline, use the PiP and music track selectors to select the desired track that you want to mix the audio for.

Adding Fade Effects to Audio Clips

To add a fade-in/fade-out effect to an audio clip, click on the point in the audio click you want the fade effect to begin and then:

  • click PowerDirector fade i23 Change Audio Clip Volume Levels to add a fade-in effect.
  • click PowerDirector fade o25 Change Audio Clip Volume Levels to add a fade-out effect.

Restoring Audio Clip Volume Levels

If you are dissatisfied with the volume level of any audio clip after manually adjusting the levels, you can easily restore the clip’s original volume level. To do this, right-click the audio clip and then select Restore to Original Volume Level. Any audio volume keys you added are removed.

Change Audio Clip Volume Levels