how do i adjust audio levels in an MP3?

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how do i adjust audio levels in an MP3?

In my old version of iMovie, it was very easy to adjust the volume of clips and mp3s, you just moved the little sound bar up and down.......i'm stumped in iMovie 08. I found the "adjust audio" button but that just sets the level for the entire duration of the track......I have a song right now in my background that I want to adjust to go up and down when its needed.....Can anyone help me figure out how to do that?

when i use the "adjust audio" panel it changes the level for the entire mp3. I want different sections of the song to go up and down in volume and cant seem to figure it out....

any ideas?

macbookpro, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Apr 13, 2008 10:45 AM

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Apr 13, 2008 12:20 PM in response to swizzlesteve

Under iMovie Help there is a video tutorial available on Audio.

Look for a feature called ducking. That is what you need.
In the Audio control, you can use the Volume slider to adjust the main camcorder track. You use the ducking feature to adjust any background tracks. All of this works at a clip level. You must set the levels of every clip that you need.

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