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Step 1: Listen to the original audio
Play your clip first so you know what you are fixing. You will hear the difference much more clearly if you remember how it sounded before. Enhance Speech works best on spoken voice, such as a voiceover, an interview or a talking-head video.
Step 2: Open the Essential Sound panel
Go to Window > Essential Sound. If the panel already has a check mark next to it, it is already open and you can look for it in your workspace.
Step 3: Tag the clip as Dialogue
Click the audio clip on your timeline to select it. In the Essential Sound panel you may see a message that says Tag your clips to use the Essential Sound Panel. Click the Auto Tag button and Premiere Pro will detect the audio type. Make sure it is set to Dialogue. If it picked something else, click Clear Audio Type and choose Dialogue yourself.
Step 4: Turn on Enhance Speech
With the clip tagged as Dialogue, expand the Enhance Speech section and tick its checkbox. Then click Enhance. Premiere Pro tells you it makes voice recordings sound as if they were recorded in a professional studio by removing background noise and echo.
Premiere Pro downloads and processes the audio, which can take a moment depending on the length of the clip. A progress readout appears next to the button while it works.
Step 5: Listen and adjust the Mix Amount
Play the clip again and compare. If the voice sounds too processed, use the Mix Amount slider to change how much of the enhancement is applied. Move it toward Less for a more natural sound or toward More for a stronger clean-up.
Tips
- Start with a clean recording. Enhance Speech helps, but a good microphone and a quiet room always sound better.
- Fix pops separately. Plosive sounds need their own fix. See how to remove microphone pop sounds.
- Do one clip at a time. Check each recording on its own, since different clips can need different Mix Amount values.
FAQ
Where is Enhance Speech in Premiere Pro?
It is in the Essential Sound panel under Window > Essential Sound, once the clip is tagged as Dialogue. It is available in recent versions of Premiere Pro.
Does Enhance Speech work on music?
No. It is built for spoken voice, so tag music as Music and use it only on dialogue.
Why is the Enhance button greyed out?
Check that the clip is selected and tagged as Dialogue, and that the Enhance Speech checkbox is ticked.
Plosives still bothering you? Get the free fix: Remove Microphone Pop.
