How to perfectly sync separately recorded audio and video with Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition

You'll get the highest audio quality in your videos if you use a dedicated microphone instead of the camera's built-in mic. This video shows you how to use Adobe Audition to edit your audio to perfectly align with your video in Premiere Pro or any other video application.

Even though Premiere Pro and some other video-editing software offer a synchronize feature, it doesn't work perfectly. This happens when your separately recorded audio is off by as little as 1/4 of a frame (at any framerate).

Quick overview

The fix is to delete a tiny amount of audio from the beginning of your separate audio track. I set Adobe Audition to snap to frames and my timecode to display in 96 frames per second (FPS) for my 24 FPS video. Set yours to 4 × video FPS. So 30 FPS video would require 120 FPS audio-editing.

Then select and delete the right number of frames from the beginning of the audio. 1 frame of audio would be 1/4 frame of video, 2 frames would be 1/2 a frame, and 3 frames would be 3/4 a video frame.

Resave the audio track and go back to the video app. You should see your audio perfectly aligned.

If you need even more aligning power, subdivide more (such at 8 × video FPS) or into odd steps (like 5 × video FPS for 1/5-frame adjustments).

This is how I edit all of my videos with separately recorded audio.

Need personalized podcasting help?

I no longer offer one-on-one consulting outside of Podcasters' Society, but request a consultant here and I'll connect you with someone I trust to help you launch or improve your podcast.

Ask your questions or share your feedback

  • Comment on the shownotes
  • Leave a voicemail at (903) 231-2221
  • Email feedback@TheAudacitytoPodcast.com (audio files welcome)

Connect with me

Disclosure

This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship and may receive compensation from your actions through such links. However, I don't let that corrupt my perspective and I don't recommend only affiliates.

About the Author
As an award-winning podcaster, Daniel J. Lewis gives you the guts and teaches you the tools to launch and improve your own podcasts for sharing your passions and finding success. Daniel creates resources for podcasters, such as the SEO for Podcasters and Zoom H6 for Podcasters courses, the Social Subscribe & Follow Icons plugin for WordPress, the My Podcast Reviews global-review aggregator, and the Podcasters' Society membership for podcasters. As a recognized authority and influencer in the podcasting industry, Daniel speaks on podcasting and hosts his own podcast about how to podcast. Daniel's other podcasts, a clean-comedy podcast, and the #1 unofficial podcast for ABC's hit drama Once Upon a Time, have also been nominated for multiple awards. Daniel and his son live near Cincinnati.
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

2 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
John Thompson
John Thompson
4 years ago

Very informative video. I happen to be running into the same sync issues under the same recording scenario. The problem i run into is the audio may seem synced at the beginning of the sequence, but twenty minutes down the timeline it’s way off. Will this technique that you used also fix that?

2
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x
50%
5/5

Enter your name and email address below to learn “7 Ways to Get More Podcast Reviews” FREE!

Almost there!

50%

See what Apple Podcasts and other popular podcast apps search with the Podcast SEO Cheat Sheet!

This form collects information we will use to send you podcasting-related updates with tips, offers, and news. We will not share or sell your personal information. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Almost there!

50%

Before you go! Don’t miss this FREE checklist, “20 things you should do before recording every podcast episode”!

This form collects information we will use to send you podcasting-related updates with tips, offers, and news. We will not share or sell your personal information. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Almost there!