When playing back a video recording the audio volume drops too much when a louder sound is recorded.
It is frustration when recording music videos.
It sounds like a Limiter is being activated to reduce the sound input into the iPhone however the Limited sound level drops by too much making the new sound level too obvious.
Anyone know how I can adjust this Limiting sound level?
Greetings Brian Potts,
Thanks for clarifying. We'd suggest updating the iOS version on your device next. If you're not using iOS 14.5.1, follow the steps here to get updated:
Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Best regards!
Hello there Brian Potts,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We can understand the concern with the volume dropping on your video recordings, and we're happy to help. This sounds like you may have Audio Ducking enabled on your iPhone. This feature is designed to temporarily reduce the volume on media playback. You can find the steps to check and adjust if needed here:
Change your VoiceOver settings on iPhone
Let us know if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
I’ll try to explain what’s happening in a different way as there appears to be confusion.
This is what I do:-
I use my iPhone XS to record a video of a band playing music.
The volume of the band is at a constant level at this stage. All good so far.
Then when the Chorus of the song comes the drummer whacks the snare drum quite loudly.
I keep recording video until the end of the song.
When I playback the video recording, on my iPhone XS, the video and sound volume are good up until the Chorus of the song is played. This is when the drummer whacks the drum harder/louder. This increase in the ‘recorded’ volume causes the volume ‘playback’ to drop quite significantly.
This makes the recording unusable because the volume levels are too erratic.
I suspect there is an inbuilt Limiter in the iPhone used to reduce overload and clipping (distortion of the sound).
I would like to know if it’s possible to reduce the volume drop so it’s not too obvious.
Hi Brian Potts,
Thanks for the follow-up info. This will require some further investigation. The next step will be to get in touch with Apple Support for further assistance. They can be reached here:
Take care and be safe.
Thanks but my issue has nothing to with Audio ducking nor voiceover
Volume drops on video recordings playback on iPhone XS
