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Fairlight audio guides for DaVinci Resolve covering dialogue cleanup, noise reduction, EQ, levels, and muting or splitting audio.

11 guides, updated for Resolve 21

Fairlight guides for DaVinci Resolve

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Bearded man speaking into a microphone in an empty concrete garage, above an A1 waveform where an echo tail fades before and is gone after, and a Voice Isolation Amount slider at 70

6 min read How to Reduce Room Echo in DaVinci Resolve Reduce echoey dialogue in DaVinci Resolve with a practical Fairlight chain. Learn when to use Voice Isolation, EQ, dynamics and automation, and why room reverb cannot always be removed cleanly.

Woman recording a voiceover with a pop filter and headphones, above an A1 waveform with a sharp spike at the cut and a Crossfade curve

6 min read How to Fix Audio Clicks and Pops in DaVinci Resolve Separate edit clicks from playback crackling, then fix each cause in DaVinci Resolve with clean clip boundaries, short fades, zero-crossing edits and Fairlight diagnostics.

Boot stepping into wet gravel under a boom microphone, beside a Sound Library search for footsteps with Footsteps - Wet Stone selected, above a footstep clip on track A2

9 min read Fairlight Sound Library: Add, Search and Fix Missing Sounds Add Blackmagic or custom sound libraries, search the Fairlight catalog, preview and audition effects, and fix missing results after updates or moves.

Cellist with a DaVinci Resolve audio waveform and descending fade curve toward silence

10 min read How to Fade Audio In and Out in DaVinci Resolve Choose the right DaVinci Resolve audio fade: fast clip handles, precise volume keyframes, clip-to-clip crossfades, or consistent Fairlight batch fades.

DaVinci Resolve Fairlight page with pitch controls open beside a selected audio waveform

11 min read How to Change Audio Pitch in DaVinci Resolve Change the pitch of one audio clip without changing its speed, process a whole track with Fairlight FX, automate the effect, and avoid metallic artifacts.

DaVinci Resolve Clip Attributes panel mapping a stereo audio clip to mono playback

9 min read DaVinci Resolve Audio Only in One Ear: Mono Fix Fix audio that plays from only the left or right side by mapping the active source channel correctly, then checking track format, pan, and bus monitoring.

DaVinci Resolve 21 matching camera and external recorder waveforms at a clap for audio video sync

9 min read How to Sync Audio and Video in DaVinci Resolve 21 Sync camera video with externally recorded audio by waveform, timecode, markers or a manual clap. This Resolve 21 guide separates Media Pool Auto Sync from timeline Auto Align, explains Retain Embedded Audio, and diagnoses failed matches and long-recording drift.

DaVinci Resolve 21 Voiceover panel recording a microphone waveform to a VO timeline track

10 min read How to Record Voiceover in DaVinci Resolve 21 Record narration directly into a Resolve 21 timeline with the Cut or Edit Voiceover tool, then move to Fairlight only when you need explicit patching, multiple tracks or ADR. Includes a meter-first fix for silent takes, monitoring lag, one-ear audio and low levels.

DaVinci Resolve dialogue waveform automatically lowering a music track beneath speech

10 min read DaVinci Resolve Audio Ducking: Ducker, AI & Sidechain Make room for dialogue without riding the music fader through every sentence. This guide separates Ducker Track FX, bus-capable sidechain compression and Studio's AI Audio Assistant, then shows how to tune and troubleshoot each route.

Studio microphone with a pop filter beside a green dialogue waveform and a smooth compression curve, under the headline Compress Dialogue Naturally

11 min read Fairlight Compressor Settings for Dialogue Set the Fairlight dialogue compressor in DaVinci Resolve 21: threshold, ratio, knee, mix, attack, hold, release, makeup gain, pumping fixes, and QA.

Cleaning dialogue with Fairlight EQ without prescribing fixed frequencies or gain values

11 min read Fairlight EQ: Clean Dialogue in DaVinci Resolve Start Fairlight dialogue EQ flat. Choose clip or track processing, correct only audible problems, and compare at matched loudness. Protect the voice’s body instead of copying a preset.