I want to increase the treble on a selected timeline clip but when I get the equaliser up there`s a mass of sliders and buttons, how do I do this, which button/slider etc etc please?
I would say it depends on what you are altering. A voice may need a different amount of attenuation or boost at different frequencies to say that of a high hat. Do you want a natural sound or make it sound like it's coming through a mobile device? The graphic equaliser in the channel the clip resides in has linked sliders so when you alter one the others either side will move with it to produce a gentler curve which is good for say a whole orchestra but may feel not as effective for a single sound source. In general the sliders to the right control more of what you would describe as treble. The further to the right, the higher the pitch it will alter. Most people will just adjust the sliders to get what sounds reasonable to them. Unfortunately there is no magic 'one slider' approach that will work with all sound sources. Experimentation is probably key here. An alternative would also to be to right click the sound track in question and select 'Edit in an external editor' The editor has a variety of additional tools to help including a graphic equalizer that has more presets and has independent sliders (as well as more sliders) for greater control over output. The problem sometimes, is as well as increasing a desired frequency, you may also increase unwanted noise such as hiss, or sibilance within that track if altering speech for instance. If there is more than one sound source in the clip it may also make the other sounds sound un-natural. Also be careful if the clip is close to its maximum volume or you may introduce clipping (Harsh distorted sound) into your mix. Sometimes it is better to take away lower frequencies rather than boost the ones you think you need. Sound mixing can be as much of an art form as video editing and take just as long to get to grips with to produce good results.
If you just want to select the graphic equaliser on its own in the channel of the mixer the clip is in, make sure you activate its 'On Button'. (Blue circular button to the left) and turn any other effects off if not needed. That will activate one of the two effects channels controls by the two horizontal sliders in the channel beneath the effects activation button. John has done a video tutorial on how to go about that here. https://www.magix.info/uk/tutorials/the-fx-channels-of-the-mixer-and-how-to-use-them--1209655/
If you want to just adjust a single frequency, all you do is click the "Link" button and then take out the frequency you want. This is good if you just want to take out a ringing microphone , a bit of hiss or any annoying sound.
The simple shortcut is "M" to bring up the mixer then the "FX" Button on the track for the equalizer.
Doug.
Thanks guys, to explain further, I`ve got a friends iPhone 8 video taken at a wedding service `secretly`, unfortunately I think she had her finger over the mic on the phone as the sound (apart from coming in and out)-is very muffled and `bassy`, I`m thinking if I increase the treble on the portion it `might` improve the clarity??
if I increase the treble on the portion it `might` improve the clarity??
I rather think you will be extremely lucky if it does, at least to any really noteworthy extent! It is worth trying.
Essentially all any equaliser can do is to reduce or increase the level of the selected frequencies/frequency bands which are already present in the recording. The fact that this audio was apparently recorded with something covering the mic almost certainly means those wanted frequencies are actually not present in any meaningful way; boosting the wanted ones, or cutting the less desirable ones, is likely to result in an increase in "noise" and a corresponding decrease in audio quality.
However, as I said above, it is always worth trying! But don't expect miracles.
OTOH, if you are able to post somewhere, not to this forum since it will "alter" the overall quality of the file, some 20 or 30 seconds of the audio, in full .wav format, and obviously provide a link to allow other users to download it, it may be that some "restoration" might be possible; this is the sort of thing (audio restoration) that I do semi-professionally. I'd be interested to at least give it a go!
HTH
Jeff
You can only try and see if it makes a difference.
There are a lot of different ways to tackle this with varying degrees of success. There are a lot of audio editing tools within some of the Magix programs. You haven't mentioned which program you are using so I'm assuming Magix Movie Pro Edit Premium or Pro X as this thread is appearing under Pro X. Both have extensive audio editing tools. An alternative approach would be right-clicking the audio track to bring up the dialogue box where you can choose to edit in the programs external editor and / or clean up the soundtrack within the program. Both Magix programs have additional tools to help with this problem. I'm sorry not to go into specifics but without seeing or hearing the specific problem it's hard to give specific advice. Even then it's a matter of preference and experience.
Increasing the volume of a clip can introduce distortions, so personally I would start by reducing the bass rather than increasing the treble to avoid that problem and then increase the level to the desired output afterwards, but the levels and frequency ranges are going to change as your friend places and takes away their finger over the phone's mic. Also, phones and cameras often have a default setting on the audio to try to keep the volume level so any additional increase in volume of one frequency can cause the audio to clip and distort after the adjustment is made and then re-rendered. There is an audio limiter in the master effects channel that you should activate to help prevent this before exporting.
If this video is for some sort of presentation it may need more work than you suggest but if it is just to hear what is going on more clearly then your current course of action may be sufficient.
I don't know what the protocols here are as I'm fairly new here myself but on other forums of different types, often a member can ask other members to try to do something for them and wait to see if anyone is willing to take on the task. Sometimes it's quicker or more successful to get another to do something for you rather than tackling it yourself. On the other hand, you don't learn what is possible by letting others do it for you. Whatever you try, save the project under different names such as version one, two, etc at each attempt and then you can at least go back to the original each time and try again if needed.
Ha! Looks like Jeff has beaten me to it. :-).
I agree with his analysis of this problem completely. I did a similar job in the days of analogue multitrack tape, and while the tools have moved on a lot since my day, the problems are just as hard to resolve now as they were then.