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FAIRLIGHT 101 Crash Course | How to Use Fairlight in DaVinci Resolve 18 & Make Professional Dialogue

In this DaVinci Resolve 18 Fairlight Tutorial, I’ll show you Fairlight audio basics, how to get around in Fairlight, tips & tricks as well as how to edit dialogue in Fairlight to make your audio sound more professional. This is my session from ResolveCon 2022 and it can help get you on track to create awesome audio for your videos!

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Contents:
00:00:00 ResolveCon 2022 Intro
00:02:13 How I Got into Audio
00:04:13 Audio Illustrations
00:05:02 Good Video with Bad Audio
00:06:02 Bad Video with Good Audio
00:06:39 Good Video with Good Audio
00:07:26 Fairlight Interface with TIPS & TRICKS
00:08:09 Media Pool
00:08:15 Effects Library/Adding Effects
00:09:19 Index – Hidden Features for Working with Tracks!
00:12:18 Sound Library – A Free Download from BMD
00:12:41 ADR Tool
00:13:10 Mixer – #1 Place to do Audio Work!
00:13:23 Meters – High Level View of Everything
00:13:59 Movable Viewer
00:14:24 Timecode – You Can Change it!
00:14:37 Change Timelines in Fairlight!
00:14:49 Transport Controls
00:15:05 Automation Controls
00:15:10 Fairlight Volume Controls
00:15:25 Track Features
00:17:11 Timeline View Options
00:18:41 Commonly Used Tools
00:19:48 Transients
00:20:35 Zoom Controls
00:20:51 Metadata Panel
00:20:59 Inspector
00:21:41 Mixer in Detail
00:22:00 Mixer Channel Name
00:22:15 Mixer – Input
00:23:56 Mixer – Order
00:25:38 Mixer – Effects
00:27:15 Mixer – Effects Insert
00:27:50 Mixer – Dynamics – Compression
00:28:21 Mixer – EQ
00:28:42 Mixer – Bus Sends
00:29:06 Mixer – Pan
00:29:11 Mixer – Bus Outputs
00:30:38 Mixer – Groups
00:31:03 Bus VS Group
00:32:48 Mixer – Faders
00:33:08 Working Example
00:33:16 TIPS for Working in Timeline
00:33:27 Timeline Tips – Zoom Shortcut
00:34:15 Timeline Tips – Renaming Tracks
00:34:31 Timeline Tips – Cutting Clips
00:34:45 Timeline Tips – Moving Tracks
00:35:13 Timeline Tips – Copy Clips
00:35:27 Timeline Tips – Fade Clips
00:35:41 Timeline Tips – Adjusting Levels
00:35:59 Timeline Tips – Sample Level Adjustments
00:36:50 Exapmle File – Original Audio
00:37:25 Setting Proper Levels
00:38:54 Pro Tips when Adjusting Levels
00:39:12 What Else Do We Want to Fix
00:40:30 Remove Tin Can Sound – EQ
00:40:53 EQ Tips for Dialogue
00:47:43 Before/After EQ
00:48:42 Dynamics – Compression/Expander/Gate
00:52:46 Add Warmth/Body Back to Vocal
00:53:30 Effects – Multiband Compressor
00:58:11 Effects – DeEsser
00:59:40 What I do After Editing Dialogue
01:00:44 Last Step – Check Loudness
01:02:35 Question and Answer
01:03:04 Question #1
01:03:57 Quetsion #2
01:05:23 Question #3
01:05:58 Question #4
01:06:52 Question #5
01:07:40 Question #6
01:09:31 Question #7
01:10:26 Question #8
01:11:45 Question #9

By: Jason Yadlovski
Title: FAIRLIGHT 101 Crash Course | How to Use Fairlight in DaVinci Resolve 18 & Make Professional Dialogue
Sourced From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Dgi_RiMjc

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