I do not use the mixer (I do not like "real-time" editing...).
I mix by comparatively listening to the various clips,
occasionally modifying levels of whole or partial clips
or removing small, annoying peaks here and there (and
EQing, filtering, noise-reducing, compressing, etc. as I
go). I check all afterward by exporting the audio and
importing it into a good audio editor (Cool Edit) where I
can see any problems like clipping, overall poor
channel-balance, etc. I correct these, and import the audio
into Premiere, sometimes replacing the original audio
tracks... A combination of careful listening and careful
looking at the waveform results in getting me good-sounding,
technically good audio...

On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:47:43 -0400, "Supreme Enchanter"
wrote:
>
>Ok, but how do I do that with premeire. Is there a way to check your
>levels? I know when the mixer is open it disables the timeline audio
>settings.

>> I have an audio background, so this may be easier for me,
>> but using a good pair of monitor speakers and a standard
>> playback level, I find it easy to set levels anywhere in
>> a project for appropriate level, with a little experience.
>> BTW, "normalizing" or other fixed peak level setting
>> methods may not result in pleasantly even-sounding levels...
>> (and of course you must never exceed clipping level in DV,
>> but if desired, you can compress peaks manually or with
>> processing so that you can raise average levels).
>> DR "n-r"