How to Record a Song with a Camera and Edit the Sound Files in Adobe Premiere Elements
Complete an original song., Record the most important instrument first., Place the camera near the sound source when recording., Listen to yourself when recording additional tracks and instruments., Import your recordings., Open and save a new...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Complete an original song.
Figure out what instrumentation you want; guitar, piano, bass, percussion? And how, roughly speaking, do you want to mix it? Write it down. -
Step 2: Record the most important instrument first.
This will be the foundation of your song.
Piano or guitar are usually good choices. , This is usually the best way to get the best audio quality.
You will have to do some trial and error. , (See part 2 for importing your audio files).
Make sure as you continue to build your song that you are listening to (on headphones) what you've already recorded so that the finished product is IN TIME or SYNC with itself.
You do not want the percussion playing faster than the guitar, for instance. , Your camera will come with its own software for importing videos.
Once the files are on your computer, import them into Adobe Premiere Elements. , This file should be named as name.prel (similar to Word documents, which are name.docx). , Timeline, not Sceneline, is the only viewing option you should use for these instructions. , It isn't needed.
Keep the audio alone. , There is a lot of space in Adobe Premiere Elements, so utilize the lines listed as "soundtrack," "narration," "audio 1," etc. , Adobe Premiere Elements allows you to play with volume and equalizer.
If you make adjustments on a file while it is not in playback, the adjustment will be uniform throughout the entire file.
If you make adjustments on a file while it is in playback, the adjustments will be saved in real time.
Be careful. , Did you cough on one of the files? Screw up a guitar lick? No worries! Just cut out the undesired audio clip or mute it.
Do this after initial mixing so your volume and EQ levels are consistent.
Otherwise, if you split your file first, you will need to make the adjustments twice, for each half. , Adobe Premiere Elements offers several audio file formats for rendering, including MP3 and AAC. , Open the song file in Windows Media Player or iTunes (or another similar program) and burn the song to disc. -
Step 3: Place the camera near the sound source when recording.
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Step 4: Listen to yourself when recording additional tracks and instruments.
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Step 5: Import your recordings.
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Step 6: Open and save a new project file in Adobe Premiere Elements.
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Step 7: Drag your video and drop it in the timeline editor of Adobe Premiere Elements.
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Step 8: Delete the video portion of your recording.
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Step 9: Build up your audio files as desired.
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Step 10: Mix the audio and adjust the volume.
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Step 11: Splice and edit your sound files as desired.
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Step 12: Export your song once it is edited and mixed satisfactorily.
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Step 13: Burn your song file to disc
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Step 14: if desired.
Detailed Guide
Figure out what instrumentation you want; guitar, piano, bass, percussion? And how, roughly speaking, do you want to mix it? Write it down.
This will be the foundation of your song.
Piano or guitar are usually good choices. , This is usually the best way to get the best audio quality.
You will have to do some trial and error. , (See part 2 for importing your audio files).
Make sure as you continue to build your song that you are listening to (on headphones) what you've already recorded so that the finished product is IN TIME or SYNC with itself.
You do not want the percussion playing faster than the guitar, for instance. , Your camera will come with its own software for importing videos.
Once the files are on your computer, import them into Adobe Premiere Elements. , This file should be named as name.prel (similar to Word documents, which are name.docx). , Timeline, not Sceneline, is the only viewing option you should use for these instructions. , It isn't needed.
Keep the audio alone. , There is a lot of space in Adobe Premiere Elements, so utilize the lines listed as "soundtrack," "narration," "audio 1," etc. , Adobe Premiere Elements allows you to play with volume and equalizer.
If you make adjustments on a file while it is not in playback, the adjustment will be uniform throughout the entire file.
If you make adjustments on a file while it is in playback, the adjustments will be saved in real time.
Be careful. , Did you cough on one of the files? Screw up a guitar lick? No worries! Just cut out the undesired audio clip or mute it.
Do this after initial mixing so your volume and EQ levels are consistent.
Otherwise, if you split your file first, you will need to make the adjustments twice, for each half. , Adobe Premiere Elements offers several audio file formats for rendering, including MP3 and AAC. , Open the song file in Windows Media Player or iTunes (or another similar program) and burn the song to disc.
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