6.1

Mixing Down Audio Tracks
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Dipping Audio
For an overview of when to use clip gain and when to use automation gain, see
“Audio Gain Staging and an Audio Editing Workflow” on page 377.
To dip audio from a higher level to a lower one — for example, when bringing
music down and under a voice-over track — you can use the procedures
described in “Understanding Automation Gain and Pan” on page 389, or use
the procedure described in this section.
To apply a dip in audio:
1. Play back the section of the sequence where the dip will take place to
determine the start point for the dip, and apply an add edit to the audio
track. For information on add edit, see “Adding an Edit” on page 341.
2. Repeat the action in step 1 for the end point where the audio dips back up.
3. Move the position indicator to the new segment of audio, and open the
Audio Mixer tool.
4. Adjust the track to the volume level you want, as described in “Adjusting
Clip Gain and Pan Values” on page 380.
5. Apply a Quick Transition to both Add Edit points, using the techniques
described in “Fading Audio” on page 446. Be sure to select Centered on
Cut or Custom Start from the Position menu.
After rendering, the audio dips smoothly from the higher levels of the adjacent
segments of the track to the lower level applied to the middle segment.
Mixing Down Audio Tracks
When you work with multiple audio tracks while editing your material, you
might need to mix down the final audio to two tracks.
To mix down several edited audio tracks to one or two audio tracks:
1. Load a sequence into the Source/Record monitor.
2. Click the Track buttons in the Track Selector panel to select the audio
tracks you want to mix down.
3. Mark an IN point and an OUT point at the start and end of the material
you want to mix down.