Rick van den Berg wrote:in premiere there is the audio track mixer and the clip mixer. i have never really used the clip mixer so far, i mostly adjust (by clicking) every clip in the timeline, sometimes with some shortcuts.
Unless you are using the 'clip gain' shortcut (G in PP) you're using the clip mixer there, just not directly. i.e. the 'volume up/down' shortcuts and the 'clip volume keyframe' shortcuts on the clips affect the clip mixer.
but after browsing the internet, seeing some mixers, first thing i thought of was, a (motorized) mixer with something like 8/10 faders, which will adjust to every single clip, would come in very handy.
i feel like this could be the part where i can still gain alot of speed.
the fairlight professional console is way too big, yet. can someone recommend me such a mixer/device which will work with resolve?
I don't know about working with Resolve, but the Avid (formerly Euphonix)
Artist Mix is the best of the bunch that I've seen. Sadly not enough folks invest in hardware for video post so there's not a lot of interest in the manufacturers developing for this market share.
Glenn Venghaus does interesting things with controllers. Worth a look - plus probably cheaper on 2nd hand market.
How do other people without a dedicated audio department do this?
it's mostly about balancing audio, ajusting volumes.
The way you are doing it, mostly. Either adjusting clip gain within the timeline (combination of clip mixer or clip gain) or on the clip mixer itself. Sometimes 'riding' the faders by enabling automation recording. Not using track based adjustments unless the edit is completely locked as they do not move with edits.
Track based compression/eq is handy - especially if you are disciplined in track layout.
The one event I do get to use the Avid artist mix is a turnaround sports event. I do a 'fader automation' mix pass as I play back (from Media Composer) down the line to the broadcast centre before it airs. Gives me the opportunity to push the effects against the voice more than I'd be able to with regular mixing (as there isn't time to do a mix pass before air - without the hardware the effects would have to sit safely below everything). Usually there is just about time to re-feed if there is a mistake. If the error wasn't in my mix then I just let the fader automation play itself back.
Even with the hardware available I don't much use it for the main edit (partly because of limited functionality with Media Composer in anything other than fader automation mode - similar to the Artist Color panel, Avid has the worst interaction with its own hardware).