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5. The blue position indicator moves to the first flash frames detected.
6. To continue searching for more flash frames, repeat steps 3 and 4.
Adjusting Audio Levels with Key Frames
In some cases, you might need to adjust your audio levels for a better mix.
The first method is fairly simple. Open up the Audio Mix tool by selecting
Tools
> Audio Mix. Find the point where the audio is to be lowered or gained. Click
the tracks that you need to change in the Timeline and click the H button of your Avid.
A new edit has been made. From there, move the Timeline to the new edit and adjust
the slider on that track with the Audio Mix tool. If the audio needs to be raised or
lowered further, add new edits and adjust as needed. The change that you made in the
Audio Mix tool applies only to the segment where the audio was lowered. Additional
segments will not be adjusted.
A far more intuitive way of adjustment would be by adding keyframes to the
audio tracks. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click the tracks that are to be changed or attenuated.
2. From the fast bin on the Timeline, select Audio Auto Gain.
3. Take a look at the audio in your Timeline. You should see a thin gray line run-
ning through each track.
4. Now, click the N button where you want to add a keyframe. Note that a small
triangle is added to the Clip Gain. Move this triangle up and down as needed
(see Figure 4.34).
If you are adjusting a small section of audio, you may need to add three
keyframes: one where the audio starts to rise, the second at its peak, and a third
keyframe where the audio will return.
Figure 4.33 Finding flash frames
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