3 TIPS to Blend Together DIALOGUE and MUSIC Better in DaVinci Resolve 18 | Make Some Space!
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So you want music playing in your video while your talking - just lower the volume of your music in DaVinci Resolve ,right? Well yes, but you can make it so much better with these 3 tips (actually 4 tips 😜)
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0:00 3 Tips for Better Dialogue/Music Mix
1:02 What Most People Do
2:04 Tip #1 - Spread it out!
7:25 Tip #2 - Reduce Competing Frequencies
9:34 Tip #3 - More Competing Frequencies
10:51 Tip #4 - Bonus Combo
Jason man, don't stop bro! This is extremely helpful and easy to understand! Been trying to find someone to explain this and you nailed it!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful! Stay tuned and buckle up cause I've got lots more coming! 😜
Yes, I could even hear the spread on my mobile phone. Very nice!
Sweet!
very useful advice as usual 😎
Thanks so much for sharing.
Jason you’re awesome!! I’m learning a lot from you man! Thanks!!
Another way is with sidechain compression (or ducking) where the vocal signal is used to turn the music down automatically. Unfortunately, Resolve's sidechain capabilities leave a lot to be desired. I have a feature request on the Resolve forum for VST Sidechaining because there are some great plugins for multiband ducking that currently cannot be used in Resolve. This is one of the reasons why I render all audio out of Resolve and use Reaper for mixing.
That's a great idea too. The ducking is a nice feature. Yeah, I think the side-chaining can be developed a bit more.
Been waiting for this since long. Thank you for such a precise guide ❤
You're welcome!
awesome stuff! Thank you!
Great tips right here!! So simple and easy to do 😊
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Oh, I am sooo using these tips! What a huge difference! I am learning so much from you, Jason - can't thank you enough! 🙏
Awesome! Glad my vids have been helpful!
Yes, I am that guy who just simply reduced the volume of the music clip. And I felt darned proud that I learned how to do even that in Resolve. 😂🤣 Ironically, I thought it was a good method because it saved me from being one of those video makers who has their background music annoyingly loud whether they have dialog or not. But starting now, thanks to Jay, I'm using the methods you have demonstrated here. Twelve months ago I didn't know what Fairlight was for- now Jay has me using it for improved audio! Huge thanks❗
Awesome man! Glad you are growing your audio knowledge!
Really appreciated this, Jason...great video man.
Thank you sir 😁🤘🙏
Thanks Gary!
Dialogue is a very small part of my video work which concentrates on nature experience. I tend to use EQ on every track to bring focus to the frequencies that work best for the situation. Quite often I use compression too, perhaps to soften louder moments (a very close bird call for example). And once or twice I have used side-chain to create space for dialogue (which I learnt from you). I am still very much a beginner with audio but it is becoming a much more important part of my work. Thanks for all your videos, cheers from New Zealand.
Sir, GREAT VIDEO! You have increased my tool box! Appreciate you!
Thank you so much for helping with this! I needed this video it will help so much!
You’re welcome!
Great tips!! Nice and simple.
Thank you!
nice! really does sound like the sounds get spread out. thanks again!
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Every Single tip Extremely helpful. Thanks a ton!
Happy to help!
thanks for the advice, buddy. things sound super crispy now
You bet!
Thankyou Jason for that very useful information I will be using those tips on my next video .
You're welcome!
This is very helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for this one !❤
You're welcome!
This video was so helpful, thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
so simple, but I never thought about it, thanks great tips!!
Thanks man! It’s always easy once you know how it’s done. I feel like so many things in life are like that. 😜
Nice, thanks, definitely needed
You're welcome!
Helped me very much! Thank you!
You're welcome!
I would never have thought of this. Great tips, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
this is a big help. thank you
You're welcome!
thanks, man that was really helpful.
You’re welcome!
Good stuff! Thanks bro
You bet!
Amazing. thank you!
You're welcome!
thank you!!!!! this is amazing!!
You're welcome!!
Great tips! THX
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips! Haven't tried the stereo width effect before, will give it a try!
Yeah man! It's a cool one to add a little space. 😜👍
As always, great tips. Been using stereo width for a while now, but the equalizer one would be great to try out. Love your work dude. Keeps me coming back for more and always helps in a pinch!
Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate you being a part of the community! 😁
I have been trying to perfect this for a while. Thanks
Glad I could help!
Nice!!
Great video, learned something new today that i can use. It is in the details.
Thanks!
🔥🔥 Some great content. About to watch some more videos of yours.
Awesome thank you! Hope you find my vids helpful!
Whhhaaatttttt?
Jason, this is brand new to me (like pretty much everything else at this point). Can't wait to try this.
Haha, awesome, glad you learned some new stuff!
thank you! spreading the music upped my video quality a lot :) and it was easy as abc, i can't believe this isn't a technique taught at my school
You’re welcome!
That's awesome thanks. Also helped me setup my headphones with my Dolby for headphones app. Thanks again Jason !
Glad to help!
This is great. Thanks
You're welcome!
I normally reduce sound behind dialogue like everyone else. I LOVE the spacial separation method best. I had my headphones on when watching your tutorial. I am going to use this method from now on. Thanks Jason
Awesome, I like the stereo spread too. Some 3rd party plugins do an even better job of really pushing that sound out.
Great the Stereo width really helped
Glad it helped! Thank you for checking out the video!
Jason..... awesome tip video. I am going to use this on a video that I am working on RIGHT NOW!!!!! Thanks. And yes.... I just did the reduce volume thing before!!
You’re welcome! 😁👍
Jason, I've used both the volume (sometimes with automated faders, sometimes with keyframes) and EQ techniques for a while now, but this stereo width tip will definitely be part of my mixing toolkit from now on. Many thanks!
Awesome, glad you picked up the width tip. I like that one and use it often.
@JasonYadlovski yeah, I put on my cans, and your demo blew my mind a little!
Damn man, this tutorial is so good! Thanks yo!
Thanks man! I appreciate that!
Great video
side chain auto ducking is awesome too!
Thanks!
Interesting video! "Creating space" for the music is a great concept.
Thanks!
Freaking awesome. Thank you
You're welcome! Glad you like it! 😁
Great tip. When I first started in 2003 I did the EQ thingy cause it was logical but since I was self taught I doubted the method. Then 8 tried lowering the volume but was never sure. I am grateful to your channel as it confirms many things on what I did correct and incorrect. The spatial width is definitely something I am going to try. Thanks
You're welcome! Sounds like you were on the right track. 😜
Thank you for this video. I've been trying to fix my audio for a while so this came at a very good time. I have tinnitus which sometimes interferes with my hearing and making it hard for me to figure out what's wrong with my audio. With some of the examples your videos it's hard for me to hear a difference between the edited and unedited audio. But with this the differences were so striking I had no problems hearing the difference. Thank you. I will be using some of these, especially your first tip, in my future videos.
You're welcome! I've got tinnitus too - too much riding 2-stroke motocross bikes as a kid with no ear protection 🤦♂️ Glad you could hear the differences. Good headphones help a lot too.
AWESOME. I saved this to my created playlist. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. We are your subscribers.
Awesome! Thank you!
Super helpful as always man! Thanks again!
You’re welcome!
Your videos are the best in the scene.
Thanks! I appreciate your kind words!
I like the sound from your first tip (non-eq version). And yes, I just lower the audio :-)
By far the best Davinci tutorial maker - please also help us out with other topics in DaVinci like Fusion or color grading bcs your videos seem to be on a different level of quality in those areas too
Thanks for your kind words!
I've always been not very good at sensing audio.
But you make me "This sh*t started to make sense."
And even I can hear the differences from my dirt cheap crappy earphone.
Thanks for the quality content...
Glad to hear it! Little by little, you'll get it. 😁
Lower the volume and the EQ, reducing the voice range of frequencies
You got it! 👍
Solid advice as always man! Lowering the volume doesnt always work for me. Having these tools in my toolbox will definitely help.
For sure!
👉Great tips for mixing music and voice. There is always a need for this. Thanks💥
You're welcome!
Thank You! I would like to see a full tutorial on a workflow of audio. Step by step!
Sounds like I need to do another audio crash course. 😜👍
I had just been lowering audio to -25db. In many cases I dispensed with music altogether because of the feeling it still clashed, unless it was very ambient stuff. I am excited to try these tips!
Music choice is important, too, eh?
@@RobKristjansson certainly is! Often ambient seems to work best when mixed with voice. Don’t want something that competes for the viewers attention.
Hope these tips help! Music selection is big too. I always pick something w/ no singing in the song, too much competition with dialogue. Getting a balanced mix is important. 😁
Thanks BRO....😁
You’re welcome!
Nice tips, I will try these. I currently use audio ducking from one of your previous videos.
Thanks! The ducking is great! Love that feature.
You've said the exact reason why I haven't added music yet. Every time I try, I just lower the volume of the music channel, but it still competes too much. Will 100% be adding some spacial spread etc and getting music into my next video. Thanks!
Awesome, I hope these tips work out of you!
Thank you for sharing this. I just lower my music volume. Don't stop boss. Thanks again.
You’re welcome, thanks so much for watching!
legend, that should help! Cheers
Awesome!
Great technique. I always just lower the volume but will try this next time.
Thanks! You definitely have to lower the volume for sure, but these other tips can help make it even better. 😜👍
As of right now I'm just ducking the music, but I definitely have to give this a try! Thanks man! You're killing it!
Awesome! I hope it works out well!
I’m about to start learning on how to edit audio for my project in davinci (had some basic XP in Audition).
Could you give we some tips on a proper order of audio processing?
There’re steps on my list, maybe you can adjust the order based on your experience.
Steps:
1. noise reduction
2. De-reverb
3. Equalizer
4. Compression (3:1)
5. Normalization (-6 or -3 dB)
6. De-esser
7. Crossfades (where necessary)
Hey! Here's what I'd do:
1 Set Levels (Normalize)
2 Noise Reduction
3 EQ
4 Compressor/Dynamics
5 FX - Multiband Compressor/DeEsser
6 Mix Dialogue with Music & SFX
7 Check and adjust Loudness Levels
Hope this helps!
Excellent, I think about issues with past projects and can now avoid them. What I would like to discover is an easy way to imbed an Audio Channel (graphic view of the wave form) into a project. I'd like to show a Snick-o-meter. (IE. did the ball hit the bat ) YOUR OUT👍
Your videos have at the very least tripled the quality of my videos. Keep it up!
Awesome! Glad they have been helpful! 😁👍
The use of the EQ to stop mid range clashing is night and day. Definitely one I will be employing. Piano backing is always a problem when they start tinkling those higher notes around A6 and above.
It might be worth combining cutting the EQ on the music track with boosting the same range on the vocal track?
Yeah, it makes a nice difference. Always depends on the vocal and the music track, but yeah you can always implement multiple strategies.
This is great!! I’ve tried ducking and it just doesn’t sound good in DaVinci. I’ll try these other tips!!
Thanks! The ducking’works great. If it doesn’t sound good for you, try adjusting the attack, hold and release. Those are the settings that will make it sound good as far as how it ducks the music and how the music returns to normal volume. Looking pressure/ratio. Will adjust how quiet the music gets when it ducks. Many times I use the auto ducking in combination with some of these tips. 😁👍
Subbed so fast
Awesome, thanks! Welcome to the community!
THX, for the helpful infos!
Can exlain whats the diff between the line in the clip and normalization function?
The line in the clip is a way for you to adjust the gain of the audio - it's the same as adjusting the volume slider in the inspector. Normalization sets the gain/volume of a clip based on the peaks or whatever method you choose to normalize by. Basically it's 2 different methods to set your audio levels.
@@JasonYadlovski THX!
Great video! May I ask what headphones you are using in this video? The ones in your description are Sony ones, and the ones in the video look different. Thank you!
Thanks! My Sony ones wore out after over 20 years. Now I use Beyerdynamic DT 770 pros. I also Use the Sennheiser HD 280 pros. Both are very good and don’t break the bank.
Awesome! Didn't know resolve had the spacer feature lol
Yeah! It's pretty cool. Some third party plugins do an even better job at spreading it out. 😜
How dare you to suggest that I am just lowering the volume? Of course not! I use compressor and I make the music track listen to the audio track, as you taught me about 2 years ago. Good movie, I saved it.
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Great tips! I'm going to use tip 1 and 2. Question: is there a way for me to make a preset so I can just drag the effect on to the clip?
Yes! You can make an audio preset for your track in fairlight. I've got a video on it: czcams.com/video/ll_9tz8Q7cQ/video.html
Appreciated! @@JasonYadlovski
Wow woulda never found that! Been a struggle balancing music and talk for my YT Vids.
Trying to determine how good the new Deliver Page Audio Normalization for CZcams is working? I would have to do a "no adjustment to sound video" to determine I guess.
Glad video was helpful! I think the way you would work with the new normalization in the delivery page, is to make sure you set your project up for a given deliverable as far as the overall loudness is concerned. For example, if you’re delivering for CZcams set it up for -14 LUFS and make sure the LUFS levels meet CZcams standards. Then, if you wanted to change it for a different deliverable standard, that’s when I would use that normalization in the Deliver page. Otherwise, I would always make sure I edit my audio and get it where I want it to be before I deliver the project, which would basically mean I don’t need the normalization from the Deliver page.
I think it’s only useful if you’re going from one deliverable requirement to another, and all of your audio is basically edited, and in a good spot to begin with.
Normalizing audio really doesn’t help with things like compression and EQ, and overall enhancing the quality of your audio. It’s just bringing all your audio up to one given level, based on whatever preset you pick. For example, if you have a loud clap in your video, that loud clap part will be brought up to a certain level, but the rest your video still gonna be quiet. I hope this helps a little bit.
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Ok that all makes sense. So I was doing my best already to get the sound nice and that struggle begins for me in OBS with Mic Filters and all and now these 3 videos I'm seeing from you on sound will get me to the next level. Thank You!
I do love Davinci, started out from the beginning with Studio and the Speed Editor! That combo is the biggest bang for your buck on any type of software that exists and I'm thinking about all the Autodesk stuff and everything. I can't believe how low the cost is. And no subscription. It really sucked when things began moving to subscriptions.
Thanks again!!!
People don't notice audio until they notice it. And then they can't not notice it.
That's my take away after 30 years of audio engineering.
I hear that! If you do a good job, no one will notice it, but if it's a bad job or bad audio, people notice. 😜
Thank you for such a helpful video. My question is: I've always been of the understanding that you want to export your CZcams videos in mono as a lot of people listen on one headphone. If I export in mono, will I lose the effect of what I've done if I follow your steps? Cheers!
Hi! Thanks for checking out the video! There's no reason to export your videos for CZcams in Mono. I'd always export in stereo. Unless you pan something right or left, you will be able to hear it in one headphone. For dialogue, it should be centered for the pan, typically. Unless you are trying to create something different in a scene, kind of how I did the dialogue in the recent StarWars sound design video I did.
@@JasonYadlovski Thank you and I appreciated your quick reply.
Awesome tip but... on some audio tracks I don't have the spatial (Stereo Width) option. Does anyone know why? I have used what you said and it works great but again on some tracks that option is not available.
Are those tracks mono tracks maybe?
whoah... stereo width. that's wild. must. try. it. out!
Yeah that’s a fun one, I use it often.
@@JasonYadlovski I bet you do! Most people won't put in the effort, though :\
Great tipps - thanks. BUT :) Turning down the volume is easy over time with Keyframes. So for the Intro I want to have the music in it's full glory - and than it's very convenient just to drop down the volume - is there a possibility to animate the effect of the stereoseperation or the eq as well? Otherwise music for full throttle on a different track and music for dialogue on another track and fading between those tow could be a solution? Thanks - love your tutorials and kindness and your style in presenting your content. - keep on!
Thanks! Yes, keyframes are great and even better is to have Resolve auto duck the music for you. Both come in very handy.
You can animate the separation effect. You'd use the automation tools to do it. I'll have some videos about automation out soon.
Great - thanks!@@JasonYadlovski
Can’t believe you didn’t mention sidechain compression keyed off the dialogue track. That’s how we did it when I worked in radio.
That’s another great way. I’ve got a whole video on auto ducking in resolve. 😜👍
Great tips that I wouldn't have thought of. Do you know a way to dynamically make the music volume decrease and increase throughout the video without cutting it into different clips?
Thanks! Yes, sounds like you want to do auto ducking for the music. You can use the new Ducker track effect if you have Resolve 19 and if you have a version before 19, you can check out this video: czcams.com/video/dw88MGM9w0o/video.html
Try the tips in this video. I show some examples on how to manually duck it. How to ADD Background MUSIC in DaVinci Resolve 18 | 🔥 CRASH COURSE 🔥 | Techniques, Tips & Tricks!
czcams.com/video/0YbSS47ydEA/video.html
Ya, def. noticeable.
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Admittedly, I'm usually just setting the volume. Part of the reason for this is so I can bring it back up during longer gaps in the dialog; is there way to do something similar with the EQ and stereo effects ("fade" their impact in and out where needed)?
Yes, you can do the same with the EQ and effects, but you have to use automation to do it.
@@JasonYadlovski sounds like a good follow-up video topic! 😀 [isn't there also some way to "auto-duck" the music?]
I do not have the option of Spatial in effect section Using the 18.5 version. Is that in a studio version?
I don’t think it’s studio only.
Hi Jason, how do you move the dials on the Equalizer and Stereo Width. Do you need a mouse to do this? I have a laptop and no mouse
Hi! Just click, hold and drag on your trackpad and you can rotate the slider. It’s easier with a mouse, but very doable on a laptop.
@@JasonYadlovski Thank you!
Hi Jason, I watched another video of yours about "ducking". Are these techniques mutually exclusive or can they be combined?
Awesome, glad you found the video about ducking. Absolutely you can use combinations of all these techniques. I do this often and it can work out really well. If you only need one technique, that works, but it’s nice to have more tools in the toolbelt for when you need them 😜
The way I first heard about tip #2 was the "15 at 15 rule" - Drop by 15 db at 15 Khz.
Interesting, I never head about that. I'd say that's worth a try, but for me, most of the time I'm going to drop the db at a lower frequency.
Ducking is something you need to give a try , as it’s the standard for doing this
Yup I’ve done that plenty of times and use it often. Resolve makes that super easy. These tips help make that even better. 😁👍
Do changes made to a track (say Track 1, for example) apply to EVERY music clip on the track? Or can they be isolated to a single clip (I might want reverb on one clip but not all of them.)
It can be done either on the whole track or just a clip. Depends how you want to do it. For example, with reverb, if you add it in the mixer in Fairlight, it will apply to the entire track. If you want it only on 1 clip, open the effects library in either the edit page or Fairlight, find the reverb effect, drag and drop it onto the clip you want it applied to. So you can do either one or the other, or you can even do both if you'd like. Hope this helps!
@@JasonYadlovski Thanks, Jason, that helps considerably. I cannot imagine an adjustment for an entire track other than noise reduction or isolation or something like that. So odd they set it up that way. But you showed me the fixes, so thanks again.
What pads do you have over your headphones?
They are just the ones that came on them originally.
wow ! amazing !
Thanks!
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