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# Adjusting Audio Gain on Output Clip

Audio gain adjustment is a part of the clip output process only. The clips you are outputting are unaffected by audio gain adjustments made using the Output Clip menu.

On output, you can adjust the audio gain, for example, to restore the levels you had monitored on capture.

(a) Audio Tracks Toggle button(b) Channel Selection buttons and indicators(c) Audio Level fields(d) Fader Lock buttons

All Audio button
  When enabled, outputs to the audio monitor every audio channels. When disabled, outputs only the enabled audio channels to the audio monitor. The All Audio button has no impact on the audio tracks recorded by the VTR.
Audio Tracks Toggle button
  Toggles the Channel Selection buttons and indicators between audio tracks 1-8 and 9-16.
Channel Selection buttons and indicators
  Controls and displays which audio channels are recorded by the VTR. The black boxes with the green LEDs indicate video tracks and audio channels that are part of the clip that you want to output. The red buttons indicate the tracks and channels the VTR records on output.
Audio Level fields
  Displays the audio gain, in decibels. Adjust using the faders. In the small Output Clip menu, increase or decrease the gain by dragging left or right on the fields. By default, audio gain is 0 db.
Fader Lock buttons
  When enabled, locks the faders for the corresponding pair of audio channels together.

To adjust the audio gain on output clip:

1. Enable the Fader Lock buttons (so that they are light grey) if you want to apply the identical value to pairs of audio channels.
2. Slide the faders to adjust the audio gain before you start processing. Use the All Audio button to monitor all the audio tracks that are output, regardless of what audio tracks the VTR records.
3. In the Output Clip menu, enable Output All Audio.
4. Select or deselect channels for output by clicking the Channel Selection button for each channel as needed.
   NoteIn a multiple clip selection, channel selection is independent for each clip but the gain levels set with the faders are the same for all clips.
5. Process the clip.

   Selected channels are output.