AVID - Using Audio Waveforms to Sync Double System Audio

First import your audio into AVID

We don't recommend transcoding audio

Audio importing -

AVID - How to Import Audio Files Into AVID Project

Put your audio files in one bin and the video files in another bin


Image files

Label the files by scene and take #


Audio Files

Label the files by scene and take #



Once the image and sound files are in the AVID Project you need to sync the audio and video files.

Make another bin called AutoSync

Alt/Option drag the matching image and sound clips to the AutoSync bin


Select them both
Choose >Clip>AutoSync

Choose Waveform Analysis



Choose to Keep Audio on Clip with Video

Choose range of A1 through A16 to keep all the audio on the clip


Also Include Audio from audio only clips A1 through A16 to keep all the audio on the clip


Click OK

The synced sub clip will appear in your bin use this to edit with.


This subclip will have all the audio from the audio recorder as well as the Camera Video file