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How to adjust my actors audio as well as adjust an audio file imported

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I can no figure out how to adjust the audio volume on both imported files such as a song I imported that I wanted the actor to sing along with.  I also need to be able to adjust the sound of my own voice that i record for an actor to say.  I have searched everywhere and can not find a tutorial or help info on how to do this.  

The only thing I found was for background music & this is not background music.  it needs to sink with my actor but I don't know how to adjust the volume up or down  
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iClone?

In iClone, you an adjust the volume of a track, but not vary it over time, such as you described in your question.  You can fade in, fade out, but only have *one* volume setting for the song.

This is why some people use their video editing software (NLE*) for all the audio work.
  • Record your voice outside of iClone, and load it in as a WAV or MP3 file.
  • Render the project
  • Import your video into your NLE
  • Import all your audio into various tracks in your NLE (voice, song, sound effects, etc.)
  • Mute the original audio, adjust volumes of all your imported audio, etc.
  • Export your final video, now with great sound!!!

There is some bookkeeping involved, especially with multiple dialogue files to keep track of, but it's well worth it.


*NLE = Non-Linear Editor = Video editing software





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You need to post your questions in the forum to which your questions relates to, such as the iClone, CrazyTalk Animator 2 or CrazyTalk 7 forums so that the correct answers can be given for the product you are using.

Since the answer was given for iClone I will give you the answer for CTA 2:
You can adjust the overall volume of all voices but not individual ones.
You CAN adjust individual Volume, Fade In, and Fade out for clips in the Music and Sound FX tracks but you can not vary the volume during a clip, just set it at a single level.
Typically for voice overs or for varying the volume of specific clips you would mix it in using a video (NLE) editor.

To get and actor to follow a song, you first need to put the music in the actors voice track to generate the lip phonemes.
Then copy the lip phonemes to a blank audio clip, delete the original music clip and move the blank clip with the lip phonemes into the original position and edit the phonemes as needed.
Then drop the music clip into the music track and position to match the actors lips and the actor will sing with the music.

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Hi smittyyss...

I pretty much agree with what @justaviking is saying...

You really need to get your audio--voice, music, sound, etc--edited to sounding it's best before importing it to iClone. The soundtrack should sound the same (it's best) on playback completely outside of iClone. 


I'm a pro musician so I have a home studio with pro sound software via Pro Tools / Cubase / Cakewalk, etc. I have the ability to import my iC6 video to my recording software and work with each sound, voice, song, etc, separately on a sound timeline of sorts...actually just the opposite of iC6. That's the ideal way to do it, but few of us are musicians.
For those without that luxury, or care for, I know of Audacityan open source sound editor (free), that I've heard good things about. Outside of my studio I also like to use Youtube Movie Maker, but more so Adobe Premiere Pro.  

...and don't forget to think outside of the box and try new things.

Good Luck!

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