Learn how to edit, synchronize, and arrange sound effects and music using the Fairlight page in DaVinci Resolve 20.

In Lesson 3 of The Complete Fairlight Audio Course, we’ll create a spotting list, find and edit sound effects, precisely synchronize sounds to picture, and edit music using beats, track layers, nested timelines, and custom crossfades.

IN THIS LESSON:

✓ Creating a spotting list with the Markers Index

✓ Editing audio with the Focus Mode Multi-Tool

✓ Solo-scrubbing and selecting ranges within clips

✓ Snapping the head or tail of a clip into position

✓ Searching and auditioning effects in the Sound Library

✓ Using sync points to position sound effects

✓ Synchronizing audio precisely with video and audio scrollers

✓ Marking sound cues while viewing the picture

✓ Setting up a tempo grid and editing music to the beat

✓ Editing and combining music with audio track layers

✓ Working with nested timelines

✓ Adding and adjusting custom crossfades

✓ Adding music to the podcast intro

✓ Using Music Remixer in DaVinci Resolve Studio

Throughout the lesson, we’ll work with a podcast intro, scenes from Too Much Life, and a 3D Fusion visual-effects project.

This is Lesson 3 of my complete 11-part Fairlight course, following Mary Plummer’s Fairlight Audio Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20. A new lesson will be released each week, followed by the complete course combined into one long video.

▶ COMPLETE COURSE PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJSzg1c3Wmw

▶ WATCH LESSON 1: https://youtu.be/WsLe44_Zob8

▶ WATCH LESSON 2: https://youtu.be/VVd3R0LgZnY

▶ OFFICIAL BOOK AND LESSON FILES (Free!): https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/training

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