In many cases, the Avid editor is solely responsible for sweetening and completing the final mix for a project. That being said, the average editor is generally not primarily a sound designer or mixer. This fact has not been overlooked by Avid, as is evidenced by the various built-in features geared to help editors accomplish sound design and the final mix on the editing side. Avid's waveform display in the timeline, for instance, provides a graphical depiction of the sound, which allows editors to see peaks and valleys in the recordings. By doing this, I was able to create a very clean track that is similar to what would be created if the piece had gone to an audio suite, but for a lot less cost.
Editors also have the ability to equalize tracks using Avid software.
Nelson says he uses the technology in instances where it is necessary to speed up or slow narration. Editors find the tool simple to use, and it provides for smooth, elegant audio shifts. When it comes to the incorporation of music, audio scrubbing is a useful technique that allows the editor the ability to go frame by frame and hear exactly what each frame represents. In addition, the Media Composer series contains locators, which are beneficial in pieces that are particularly cut to music in that they allow an editor to mark out the beats as they listen. Music often serves as a final touch, but incorporating music can also be an expensive proposition.