Audio Editing Basics

 In this post we will be covering editing audio in LightWorks. However, we won't be stepping into LightWork's audio hub, as this hub is quite advanced and not necessary to start editing audio.

Again, please don't select audio hub during this guide. (audio hub is circled above).

You can interact with audio on the timeline the same way as footage. Automatically, editing footage on the timeline will also apply the same changed to that clip's audio, and vice versa. Use the same click and drag technique to trim both audio and video at the same time.

In order to access the audio specific tools, you need to hold down the Shift key. While holding the shift key, white lines will appear accross the audio file, you can drag this line either up or down to alter the volume level of the clip.

While changing this setting, keep an eye on your clips wave lengths to monitor sound throughout the clip.

To edit audio levels at different times of the same clip, we use key frames. To create a key frame, hold shift and click somewhere on the clip. Once these keyframes seperate your audio clip, you can drag them up or down, to create varying levels of audio volume throughout the clip. I have highlighted keyframes below, although my capturing software struggled to capture a clear image of them.

We can use these tools to fade from sound to another. Simply place keyframes at the end of one clip, and then at the start of another clip. Then drag the keyframe volumes down on the first clip, and up on the second clip. Play around with the exact timings to find what suits you best.