{"id":19098,"date":"2015-01-19T11:34:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T16:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/?p=19098"},"modified":"2022-10-31T19:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T23:12:58","slug":"mediastorm-guide-to-recording-voice-over-in-premiere-pro-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/19\/mediastorm-guide-to-recording-voice-over-in-premiere-pro-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaStorm Guide to Recording Voice-Over in Premiere Pro 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article is part of a <a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/tag\/adobe-premiere-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series of posts<\/a> with tips and tricks from our producers&#8217; experience working with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CS75YKE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00CS75YKE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mediastorm01-20\">Adobe Premiere Pro CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mediastorm01-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00CS75YKE\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/19\/why-im-switching-to-abobe-premiere-not-final-cut-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this post<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Recording voice-overs in Premiere Pro 2014 is both easy and straightforward. <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">First, you\u2019ll need to connect your audio interface. From the <strong>Premiere Pro<\/strong> menu select <strong>Preferences &gt; Audio Hardware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mackie-Onyx-Blackjack-Recording-Interface\/dp\/B003VZG550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB<\/a> interface with a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Heil-Dynamic-Studio-Recording-Microphone\/dp\/B00PQYBRNY\/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420982797&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=heil+pr+40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heil Pr\u201340<\/a> microphone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Therefore, from the <strong>Audio Hardware<\/strong> preference window, I select <strong>Onyx Blackjack<\/strong>. Depending on the input source, your options may vary.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19102\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog1.png\" width=\"473\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog1.png 473w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog1-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Next, set the destination for recorded audio. From the <strong>File<\/strong> menu, select <strong>Project Settings &gt; Scratch Disks\u2026<\/strong> Change the <strong>Captured Audio<\/strong> destination to a folder where you\u2019d like to store your voice-overs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19106\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog2-e1421100673796.png\" width=\"454\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog2-e1421100673796.png 454w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog2-e1421100673796-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><!--more-->Open the <strong>Audio Track Mixer<\/strong> using the <strong>Window<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From the fly-out menu select<strong> Meter Input(s) Only<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19100\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog3-e1421100474849.png\" width=\"512\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This will ensure that your audio recording does not also contain audio from your project, that the VO recording is clean.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the Audio Track mixer select the track you\u2019d like to record to by pressing the<strong> \u2018R\u2019<\/strong> record button.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19101\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog4.png\" width=\"77\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog4.png 77w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog4-34x300.png 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Press<\/strong> the <strong>record circle<\/strong> at the bottom of the window.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19104\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog5.png\" width=\"416\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog5.png 416w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog5-199x300.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Finally, press the adjacent <strong>play button<\/strong> or the <strong>spacebar<\/strong> to begin recording.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Premiere Pro will automatically import your new VO to the timeline as well as import it into the project.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Note that in order to record voice-over, it\u2019s necessary to have assets already in your timeline. In my testing, you can not record to an empty sequence.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Also worth investigating are the <strong>Voice-Over Recording Settings\u2026<\/strong> that are available by <strong>right-clicking<\/strong> an <strong>audio channel<\/strong> in the timeline.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19105\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog6.png\" width=\"369\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog6.png 369w, https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/blog6-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers&#8217; 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. Recording voice-overs in Premiere Pro 2014 is both easy and straightforward. 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