If you’ve got music playing under your video, you’ll want to learn how to do this.
Ever hear a video where you can’t understand the person talking because of distracting music?
There is a solution for that and it doesn’t require sophisticated audio engineering skills.
It’s called Ducking. And no, that wasn’t my phone auto-correcting a different word.
Audio Ducking is simply one track decreasing in volume when another starts.
In this video from Video Branding DIY, you’ll learn:
- Opening up Dynamics
- Setting up sidechaining
- Having the audio track listen to the narration track
- Understanding Compressor Threshold and Ratio
- Additional compressor settings
The sidechaining is very useful so that you don’t have to manually keyframe the audio throughout the track.
Is this something you’re using in your videos? Let me know in the comments below!
Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.