Recording with Premiere Pro - Sound Effects Studio
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Setting Up Premiere Pro
Creating a New Project in Premiere Pro
- Open the Premiere Pro application and sign in with your Evergreen email address and password.
- In the top left click New Project.
- In the Project Name box enter a meaningful name.
- For Project Location select Choose Location.
- In the new new window select Desktop on the sidebar.
- Click New Folder and name the folder.
- Click Create.
- Click Choose.
- In the bottom right click Create.
File Management
- Premiere Pro does not move or copy any audio and video files.
- If you have any audio or video files that you need to use copy them into the folder you made on the desktop before importing.
Importing a Video File to Premiere Pro
- Go to File > Import...
- Browse to your video file and select it.
- Click Import.
Making a Sequence (Timeline)
- From the Project window drag the video clip into the Timeline.
- If there is audio in the video file it will be on audio track 1.
- If you do not need to listen to the audio press the Mute button (M).
Recording
Setting Up the MOTU M4
- Turn down the Monitor knob on the MOTU M4.
- Set up a microphone.
- Plug your microphone) into the front of the MOTU M4 Input 1
- Set the preamp levels with the Gain knob.
- Pay close attention to the meters on the face of the MOTU M4.
- Set the Gain knob so the meter is just turning yellow
- Press the MON button on your input channel.
- Set the Input Monitor Mix knob to 12:00.
- Set the MOTU M4 headphone knob to 2:00.
- Adjust the volumes knob on the headphone amp for each headphone that you are using.
- If the input meters look good but it’s still hard to hear, try turning up the headphone level on the headphone amp.
Creating a New Mono Track
- In the Timeline right-click in the empty space below the left of the audio track.
- Select Add Tracks.
- Set Video Tracks to 0
- Set Audio Tracks to 1
- Set Track Type to Mono
- Set Audio Submix Tracks to 0
- Click OK
Recording the First Track
- Move the mouse over the left side of the audio track you want to record onto
- Right-click and select Voice-Over Record Settings
- For Source select M4 Aggregate Device
- For Input select M4 Aggregate Device: M4 In 1
- Check record levels and headphone levels.
- Click the Record button in the Transport bar.
- Click the Stop button when done
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 1 to unarm the track.
- Click Play to playback the recording.
- Turn the Input Monitor Mix all the way to the right to only hear playback
- Turn up the Monitor knob to listen on the speakers.
Recording a Second Track While Monitoring Track 1
- Set the input of track 2 to Mono: M4 In 1
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 2.
- Check record levels and headphone levels.
- Click the Play button to and adjust Input Monitor Mix to change the balance of the microphone and the Pro Tool playback.
- Cue Audition to where you want it to start.
- Click the Record button.
- Click the Stop button when done
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 2 to unarm the track.
- Click Play to playback the recording.
- Turn the Input Monitor Mix all the way to the right to only hear playback
- Turn up the Monitor knob to listen on the speakers.
End of Session
- Remember to save your Session before closing the file.
- Back ups the entire folder to an external drive or OneDrive.
- Quit Pro Tools.
- Turn all monitor knob down.
- Shutdown the computer.
- Clean up the space:
- Ensure all cables are coiled.
- Ensure all microphone stands are put away by loosening the joints and adjusting the pieces rather than forcing the pieces while the joints are still tightened.
- Tidy up any toys, noise makers, etc. Notate any issues in the logbook.