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Chapter 14 Audio
Voice-Over
In combination with suitable hardware, the Voice-Over function turns Avid Liquid into a live audio
recorder, e.g. for comments that can be spoken directly “onto the image”. The clips are then inserted on
the Timeline synchronized with the image.
The clip generated using the Voice-Over function is saved in the Capture directory of the destination vol-
ume for this Project (for example, “R:\Start-PAL...”). This directory is generated only when clips are digi-
tized (Batch Digitize or Logging Tool), meaning that material must already have been digitized previously
in this Project.
Regardless of whether you generated mono or stereo files for the Vo i c e - O v e r , only one clip is inserted in
the Timeline (naturally, for stereo a stereo clip is saved). The Edit Style is not taken into account for Voi c e -
Over; the clip is always inserted in Overwrite Style.
Requirements
This function requires that your PC have an operational sound card. The microphone is connected to the
sound card and the input level (volume) is controlled by means of the sound card settings. You can set
the file format (48 or 44.1 kHz, Stereo or Mono) in Avid Liquid under Control Panel > User > Audio Set-
tings ( page 878). However, these settings are dependent on the options available for your sound card.
NOTE: See also “Voice Over Using the blue.Box” on page 877.
Because the Voice-Over button is not a standard part of the toolbar, you should transfer it from the func-
tion library to the toolbar ( page 1010). You will find the icon (a microphone) on the Mixer tab.
Procedure for a Voice-Over Session
1 Open the Audio Editor and set a mark-in as the starting point for recording. You can also set a
mark-out. If you do not set a mark-out, the Voice-Over function continues running until you stop
it.
The Voice Over clip will be inserted in the first (from left to right) Tra c k marked active for Audio
Mix Automation. That‘s the small red rectangle at the bottom of the Fader. Fader units and Time-
line Tracks correspond to each other.
2 To start recording, click the Vo i c e - O ve r button. Record the narration or whatever audio input you
choose.
3 To stop recording, click the Voice-Over button once again or click the Play/Stop button.
4 The Voice-Over dialog box is then displayed. Option:
- Clip Name lets you define the name under which the clip will be saved in the Rack. The Voi ce -
Over clip is always saved in the currently active Rack and the extension is automatically incre-
mented based on the number of Voice-Over clips already present in the active Rack.
Note: The clip is always inserted in the Overwrite Style, i.e. it overwrites any other clips.
5 If you now confirm your settings by clicking OK, the clip generated from mark-in to mark-out or
from mark-in until recording stops is inserted synchronously in the Timeline.