Using the Audio Split Mode

About Audio Split

The Audio Split mode makes it possible to:

• Apply transition effect durations which are different on the audio and video tracks. See section Extending or Reducing a Transition in Audio Split Mode.
• Delay or advance the beginning of an audio or video transition. See section Advancing or Delaying a Transition in Audio Split Mode.

The audio split is often used to start the transition of the audio track before the one of the video. This gives an artistic effect to the playlist and offers a smoother transition to the audience.

The transition effect of the audio track remains linked to the video transition effect even if an audio split is defined.

• The Advanced Audio Editing setting must have been selected from the configuration tool to allow users to define an audio split.

The following setting applies when a clip is added to a playlist.

• Audio Effect Duration

The default audio effect duration is defined in the configuration tool, by the Audio Effect Duration parameter. It will apply to each clip added to a playlist. So, if this value differs from the Default Effect Duration value, the element added to the playlist will have a video transition effect duration different than the audio transition effect duration.

The default value can be changed from the configuration tool.

The duration of an audio effect added to a playlist element can be edited from the Remote Panel or from the Viewer.

 

Limitation when Speed = 0%

An audio split cannot be set on a playlist element with a speed = 0%.

Therefore, if the Default Playlist Speed is set to 0% and the Audio Effect Duration is configured to differ from the Default Effect Duration value, when a clip is added to a playlist, the audio effect duration will be the same as the video effect duration.