Operation Manual

Chapter 11: Sound effects and music 221
Icons for audio effects
In Timeline mode, any special effects you have
applied to an audio or video clip are indicated
by small icons along the bottom of the clip.
These correspond to the effects groups shown
by the Add new effect browser in the Audio
effects and Video effects tools. You can open the
appropriate tool for parameter editing by
double-clicking any of the icons.
In the illustration, the Noise reduction effect has
been applied to both audio clips. The star icon
below the video clip shows that one or more of
the effects in the “Fun effects” group has been applied
to it.
The basic audio effects
Studio’s basic set of audio effects include the Noise
reduction filter and a variety of VST plug-ins. Some of
the latter use their own parameter editing windows
instead of the parameters panel in the Audio effects tool
and the Video effects tool.
Noise reduction
This advanced filter suppresses unwanted noise in any
audio clip. The filter responds dynamically to the
changing noise conditions within the clip. The preset
you choose provides the starting point from which the
adaptive algorithm proceeds.
You can often further improve your results by adjusting
the Noise reduction and Fine tuning parameters. There
is a lag of about a second before any new setting has an