Step by Step Audio Editing to a Blank Sequence in Premiere Pro

1a. For now we will use the clips provided in the “teaching video” folder. When you start your own timeilne you will use the next number 1b.
 OR
1b.  Use USB cord to upload files from the Tascam DAR to your computer in a designated folder (in Movies).  Detach device to make sure you are using the computer-based files.
(delete the files later when you are sure you have them transferred safely)

2.     Open Premiere Pro.

3.     Create a new project, name it and store in movies folder.

4.     In Preferences/AutoSave/every 5 minutes up to 20 projects.

5.     Choose Editing workspace along the top bar. (Assembly is also a good choice with some modification)

6.     File/Import/Navigate to folder/import/okay. Files will appear in the project window.

7.     Create a sequence: File/New/Sequence…in the preset list choose DSLR/1080p24 or 30 / okay

8.     Double click a clip/file in the project window to open it in the source window. Listen. Mark IN and OUT points with the letter I or O on the keyboard.

9.     Drag the clip to the timeline using the mouse grabbing the waveform icon below the green source window waveform. Drop it on an audio track.  Repeat with clips on other       tracks (or the same track) depending on if they are low tones (lower tracks) or high tones (upper tracks).

10.  Add tracks by going to Sequence/Add Audio Tracks. Put lower tone clips on track 4 or 5, ambient room tone on 5 or 6, soprano sounds on 1….etc

11.  Adjust volume by dragging the white line i n each clip up or down OR select clip and go to Clip/AudioOptions/Audio Gain and set the Max peak to -3db 
(enlarge clip by using option +roll mouse ball while positioning pointer next to microphone icon on left of each track)

12.  You can adjust the volume (and panning left and right) in the effects control window under the source window/ if you double click the click on the timeline to mount it in the source window (it doesn’t work if it’s there from before it went on the timeline)

13.  You can apply a cross-fade between clips if they are butted against each other by placing the play-head in the crack between them and dragging the icon from Audio Transitions /Crossfade/constant power. To adjust, further double-click the transition box (tan color) and it will come into the effects control window under the source window. There you can “center” the cut. You can change the duration there or in the timeline by dragging the ends of the box.

14.  You can change the in and out points of the clip on the timeline by dragging with the selection tool. You can move them by grabbing the clip and repositioning it in the timeline.

15.  You can use the pen tool to put a keyframe on the white volume line in the clip and drag parts of it up or down to control volume.

16.  To adjust the tone of a clip you can use the Multiband compressor.  I just have to show you that one.  You can play with other effects, but realize you may not hear dramatic results!  If you push the effect to its maximum just to hear what it can do, that will help.

AUDACITY Noise Reduction option.
Import clip into audacity before importing into premiere
select the part of the clip that represents the noise you want to remove (don’t take too much!)
Go to  Audacity/Effects/NoiseReduction/get noise profile. 
THEN SELECT THE WHOLE CLIP and go back to noise reduction and run the effect.