Proper Audio Levels for Video Editors (Dialogue, Music & SFX Explained) [Works in Any Video Editor]

Struggling to figure out how loud your audio should be? You’re not alone, audio levels are one of the most confusing parts of video editing. In this video, I break down proper audio levels for video editors, including: • 🎤 Dialogue • 🎵 Music • 🔊 Sound effects These principles work in ANY video editor — DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, CapCut, and more. I’ll demonstrate everything in DaVinci Resolve, but the rules themselves never change. We’ll also zoom out and look at the entire audio process, including: • Setting individual clip levels • Mixing dialogue, music, and sound effects together • How LUFS and loudness fit into the final step By the end of this video, you’ll understand: • How loud dialogue should actually be • Why music should support, not fight, dialogue • When sound effects should stand out vs blend in • Why LUFS won’t fix a bad mix (and what to do instead) • A simple, repeatable workflow to stop guessing your audio levels 🔥 My Audio Course! 🔥 Audio Essentials for Video Editors in DaVinci Resolve: https://jyresolve--dvresolve.thriveca... Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @jasonyadlovski   🎥 My Store 🎙️ https://jason-yadlovski.myshopify.com/ MY ESSENTIALS: ARTLIST: https://geni.us/Artlist_Music 🎶 🔥 Get 2 Months Free!!!🔥 🔊 EPIDEMIC SOUND: https://geni.us/EpidemicSound-JY 🔊 MOTION ARRAY: 🎥 https://geni.us/MotionArray_JY 🎥 🔥 Get 2 Months Free!!!🔥 ARTGRID: https://geni.us/Artgrid_Stock-Video 🎥 SKILLSHARE: https://skl.sh/jasonyadlovski07231 AUDIIO: https://geni.us/AUDIIO_Music-SFX 🔊 TUBEBUDDY: https://www.tubebuddy.com/FocusPhotog... WAVES PLUGINS: https://geni.us/WavesPlugins BACKBLAZE: https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backu... DaVinci Resolve Studio: https://geni.us/DaVinciResolveStudio Wipp Templates: https://wipptemplates.com/?ref=jasony... MY FREEBIES & MORE: https://jason-yadlovski.myshopify.com BY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JY MAIN GEAR CANON 5DIV: https://geni.us/CANON5DIV CANON C100 MKII: https://geni.us/CANON-C100MKII CANON 24-70 f/2.8 II: https://geni.us/BhsLaGz CANON 16-35 f/4.0 II: https://geni.us/ahpZXO CANON 70-200 f/2.8 III: https://geni.us/MJLv6L SENNHIESER MKE 600 (MAIN MIC): https://geni.us/MKE600Bundle SARAMONIC SOUND BIRD V6: https://geni.us/Saramonic-SoundbirdV6 EVO 4 AUDIO INTERFACE: https://geni.us/EVO4 SARAMONIC VMIC5 PRO: https://geni.us/Saramonic-VMic5Pro PRO LAV MIC: https://geni.us/Saramonic-UWmic9S-Kit2 BUDGET LAV MIC: https://geni.us/BLINK500PRO PODCAST MIC: https://geni.us/Samson-Q9X MACKIE EM91CU+: https://geni.us/Mackie-EM91CU_Plus G-TRACK PRO MIC: https://geni.us/G-Track-Pro DEITY VMIC D4 MINI: https://geni.us/DEITY-D4-MINI DEITY V MIC D4 DUO: https://geni.us/DeityD4 HEADPHONES: BeyerDynamic DT 770: https://geni.us/DT_770PRO-80Ohm Samson SR990: https://geni.us/SamsonSR990 Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: https://geni.us/HD280PRO_JY Sennheiser HD25: https://geni.us/SennheiserHD25 SAN Sound EarBuds: https://sansound.com/ Apple AirPod Pro:https://geni.us/AirpodsPRO2_JY DESK/STUDIO GEAR BENQ SCREENBAR HALO: https://geni.us/BenQ-ScreenBar-Halo HBADA CHAIR: https://geni.us/Hbada_E301_Chair MACKIE MONITORS: https://geni.us/CRX5 SONY MDR-V6 HEADPHONES: https://geni.us/Sony_MDR7506 LG 34” CURVED MONITOR: https://geni.us/WideScreenMonitorLG GODOX SL 60W: https://geni.us/GODOX_SL60w_Light GMV RGB LED LIGHTS: https://geni.us/GVM1300D-3Pak GVM LED LIGHTS: https://geni.us/GVM880RX_2-LED-LIGHTS MX KEYS KEYBOARD: https://geni.us/MX-KEYS LINKS USED IN THE DESCRIPTION MAY OR MAY NOT BE AFFILIATE LINKS As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Jason Yadlovski is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. 0:00 Audio Levels in ANY Editor! 1:16 Get Organized 2:25 Big Picture: How Audio Works 3:45 Audio Hierarchy 4:44 Dialogue Levels 7:00 Normalizing Audio 8:15 DON'T DO THIS! 10:19 Music Levels - Support Don't Compete 14:06 Sound Effect Levels 16:40 Touch on Mixing 19:48 Mastering 21:13 Loudness 27:25 Simple, Repeatable Workflow