How I Record and Sync Audio | DaVinci Resolve 18 Beginner Tutorial

Both Audio files are still there -> Right Click > Clip Attributes > Audio > and then you can choose between linked and Embedded Audio :)

I really don't get why Resolve has to lock you into clip based syncing. It would be great if it was just like Pluraleyes, dump everything on the timeline, sync, boom - all synced, all clips available, the day mapped out in one sequence - I do a lot of run-and-gun documentary work, there's a lot of off-camera dialogue on iso mics that would just get lost if you only kept the in and out of each video clip.

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Thank you

Dude do you have a tutorial for how to edit? Just for your Shirt in this I'll give a like but I would appreciate it if you can answer this. Ramones!!!

Subbing after seeing this! I'm just starting to dabble into video and this has been a concern of mine. Thank you for posting.

One of those options I do not have, and the one that I do have does not work. What the hell

this was hella helpful! quick and to the point. def got my sub bro

Very helpful! Thank you!

Thanks! Very helpful 🙏

ur the best dude! love the shirt and cap😊

Life saver!!!

I know the videio is 9 months old, but the option to synchronize does not appear on the timeline when I right click... I'm using version 18.5.

In my first short ( ~8 min) with an actual crew - I learned some significant lessons - which is good. I let the crew place me in a dire place regarding synching video and audio. I know better and take full responsibility.

One video clip from the camera could encompass many takes. Or one. And a chunk of time, the slate was done at the end.

Similarly, The boom did not always start and stop with the camera. And thus, the number of takes on a give audio clip could be distinct from any video clip.

And don’t forget the Lavilier’s and another recorder device used (a table top used for a poker game scene). I have not yet investigated what the soundman did within those clips. I am frightened to find out :)

Also, for each boom and laveilier track has an second identical track with a 6db difference. I think this adds only a bit more complexity as I will take the same action for each pair since they are exactly the same, except for the 6db difference.

Effectively, I have a many-to-many relationship between the number of takes on the video clips to the number of takes on the audio clips.

What do you think I should do?

My thought: I take 10-20 hours and break everything into defined takes. I would then attempt the auto-sync and/or auto-align. One benefit of this approach allows me to optimize organization and the use of metadata, keywords and smartbins.

I surely could use some advice.

Thanks!

Thank you boss didn't understand i need to highlight all 3 clips before you sync to WAVE

We love your energy and yes the instructions hit the mark! Merci 🇨🇦✌🏾

The syncing isn't working for me and I think being OCD may have caused it. I have all my videos neatly stored in folders per scene per day of shoot, and all the alternate audio stored in separate folder. For this reason, I cannot do the Select All to use the Ai sync function in DR presumably because the files are not within the same pool. Each time I get a fail when I try to sync.

Even when I try the sync directly from the timeline, I still get a fail. I am reverting back to painful manual process of aligning my alternate audio with each dialogue/scene :(

did u get the thingy, i mean pop up filter?

Super useful. Thank you!

GREAT beginning , HAHA

OK, but what about if you add a short clip (e.g., 3-5 second) into the middle of a video and it sounds out of place to the rest of the video because you might have spoken louder or quieter and might have spoken further or closer to microphone as compared to how you sound in the rest of the video. How do you make it sound less like it was randomly added in?

I'm usig 18.1.2 for the Mac and when I select multiple clips (including audio) and right click, I have no menu choice of Auto Sync Audio. Your menu choices below Media Pool and to left of "Mas" (Master) are also different. On mine there is a menu icon that the hover tip reads Sync Clips. When I click that it syncs the clips (meaning they get a little Sync icon on them) but they are not linked together. If I drag the video clip to the editor, the audio does not follow. Moving the audio clip to the editor does not result in aligned clips. Quite frustrating.

There is a solution: select everything in the Media Pool and select Auto Sync Audio, and in the drop-down menu the lowest line is Based on Waveform and Append Tracks. And then DaVinci will display two tracks on the timeline: one "dirty" and the other synchronized "clean sound. Use it

Good video!……my question is, is this good enough to do a small multi cam jazz music video or should I get a dirty tc1?…..🤔

Hello Sir, does it work for this kind of scenario:
I am about to start the tutorials channel in my native language, where mostly there would be 2 files - video of me explaining things (bad audio from camera) which will be transitioned to a small camera "bubble" in the corner of the video and the second file would be a screen recording with good audio.

Bummer, I shot some video on my dslr and recorded audio on my Tascam. Followed your directions, and it gave me the message, No Match found. I'm just trying to sync the sound of Ocean Waves to the video I shot of ocean waves. No luck so far.

Thanks dude, really helped!

Hey man, any recommendations on exporting the audio files correctly in place on the NLE? I need to get them into a DAW with the same positioning. This is for a audio mix on my short - I’m trying to send it out to be mixed. Thanks!

OH MY GOD I've been fighting with Premiere Pro for days in a row now trying to find a solution to this that doesn't f up everything and Resolve just HAD THIS ALL THE TIME???!!! I think I'm ready to make the switch.

Thank you for your help and for sharing your knowledge Joris :)

Hi Joris, I split the audio and video from one file on my (DR18) timeline I've been working on to make J and L cuts. Then the audio got a couple of frames off (sloppy editing!). I clicked them, went to Clip, Autoalign...but Waveform and TC were both greyed out. I checked it with other projects and same thing. Any ideas??? Many thanks!!

My interface looks completely different from yours. Is there any way u could help? The only way it allows me to sync is if I put it into sync bin.

Helpful video. You had me laughing on multiple occasions, man. Thanks for the heads up on the "sh!tty audio" in DaVinci Resolve. haha.

Killer video Bro. Thanks!!!!!

Im in Resolve 18 and when i right click I have like zero options to do anything.

Thanks for the tutorial really handy :) I come from premiere pro and this little tutorials make me really easy to switch to davinci <3

Can't see that option....

Thank you, this was great.

There is no audio sync option that comes on when right clicking

I'm synced but now I have some weird reverb or echo, mind you this is an outdoor wedding, so nothing but grass, trees, no location produced echo whatsoever. Tried the EQ method and it doesn't work.

Wow. This was perfect. Exactly the helpful content I needed.

This video is a life saver i used to automatically position the audio with the lip movement and that's inefficient and it takes for ever, thanks alo

Thanks, very helpfull! You are so funny. I like youre sarcasmus. :-)

And I have no idea if you are using windows or mac.

what is that thingy called indeed ?

Cool video, haha, you are all gunning the guy offering this at a price. I will much rather watch you guys. Wont even subscribe to him...

It doesn't work for a bunch of clips together

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I have a buzzing sound with one of my mics when it's plugged directly into the camera, I need to get one of the external recorders as it is an xlr mic (it has an adapter) and doesn't pick up a lot of audio some I think it needs phantom power. Thanks for the video, I was not looking forward to auto syncing the audio when I got one, does the zoom recorder have a built in phantom power by chance

Thanks for the vid. It's definitely going to help me make the transition!