MediaStorm Mini-Lesson #004: Audio or Visuals First?

Our fourth audio mini-lesson for the month of April tackles the difficult question of whether to shoot pictures or gather sound first for multimedia productions with MediaStorm’s executive producer Brian Storm and producer Tim McLaughlin. Access our full training video catalogue with an all access subscription.  

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MediaStorm Guide to Adding EQ Presence

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers’ experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post.


A few weeks ago at a family function, I started chatting with the guy running the soundboard. I asked how could I make the vocal audio sound better.

He said, all things being equal, the trick was to add 3 or 4 dB at about 3500 kHz.

I’ll walk you through how to do that in Premiere Pro.

First, from the Effects window, search for EQ.

Drag the effect on to the audio clip you’d like to change. Then, double click the audio selection so that it opens in the Source window.

In the Effects Control window you’ll see all of the EQ options.

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MediaStorm Mini-Lesson #003: Settings & Formats for Perfect Audio

In our third audio mini-lesson for the month of April learn audio formats and settings that will keep your editor happy  from MediaStorm's executive producer Brian Storm and producer Tim McLaughlin's 101: Reporting Track. A new lesson will be posted next Monday, April 28st. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be first in line to see it. Can't wait? Access our full training video catalogue with an all access subscription.

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MediaStorm Online Training Mini-Lessons Coming to YouTube

Multimedia students and professionals have used our Online Training to take their storytelling skills to the next level for three years now, letting MediaStorm's production team walk them through essential tools and techniques for improving production quality. Now we're excited to bring a few key lessons from behind the paywall exclusively on the MediaStorm YouTube Channel. Audio is our theme for April. Every Monday this month we'll release a new lesson on gathering and producing great audio from our executive producer Brian Storm and producer Tim McLaughlin's 101: Reporting Track. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be first in line for our mini-lessons.

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