Audio Clicking In Video Edit Powerdirector

[hank]

So, I'm new to motovlogging but not completely new to editing. I'm having problems in my first edit attempts with a 'clicking sound' between videos in my timeline. back in my audio recording days this would be caused by an audio clip starting in the middle/peak of the sound wave.

The solution is to either clip the beginning and end of the video so the audio wave starts when it crosses 0, or, put a fade in and out on each split. This works well, however, takes way longer than it should when you have 30-40 splits. I have tried producing the video file but the clicks remained.

My question: does anybody else suffer from this debilitating disease? Is there something I'm missing in terms of setup/hardware/editing method or is there a function/tool anyone is aware of that eliminates this?

Setup:
Drift HD with OEM mic
PowerDirector 14
Windows 10 (standard onboard audio card with GeForce GTX 460)

Hope I haven't missed anything.

 

[BbqRider]

I have the same problem occasionally. I'm using Premier Pro CC. I used a very short crossfade between the audio tracks of the cuts to get rid of it. I've found that it's much more pronounced when using "noisy" footage. Edits using footage where I ride slower and there's less wind and engine noise don't have this problem.

 

[SwissMotard]

I get this occasionally when editing but it doesn't appear when rendered so I ignore it.

 

[hank]

Thanks for the info. I'll keep clicking away and searching for the easiest solution.

 

[Marbro_za]

Whats your mic volume set at?

 

[hank]

It's on 1 out of 3. It's definitely quite sensitive but it only clips on increased wind flow and when hard on the throttle. It doesn't sound like it's distorting at any time.

I'll try playing around with the setting. Perhaps lowering will improve the clicking and I can then adjust the gain in PD.

 

[SkwoSkwe]

Have you tried putting a limiter on the audio track? Generally when your experiencing clipping the audio, its because the audio itself is way too loud (past zero in VU meters) and your audio card cant handle it.

 

[hank]

Ya that's a good idea, thanks. I'll try that on the louder clips as well as reducing the mic sensitivity. For now I've solved the problem with a fade in and out on each one. Wasn't too much hassle in the end.

The vid is finally up. Will post in the appropriate thread.

 

[SkwoSkwe]

watch out for those clippings, you may not notice it now but if you listen to the rendered files on some systems, there will be distortions in the audio. not good.

 

[hank]

Ya, I had already rendered and uploaded after the suggestion. Good to know for the next one.