Dialogue Leveler — PRACTICE RECORD
2026-10-08

Complete this after listening in Resolve. This is a blank working record,
not a preset or a certificate. The browser exercise does not analyze audio.

Date: __________  Resolve build / edition: __________________
Project / test copy: ________________________________________
Microphone / source file / channel: _________________________
Test range / timecode: ______________________________________
Audible problem and intended result: ________________________

CONTROLS AND SCOPE
Clip / track and channel format: ____________________
Original Clip Volume changes: ______________________
Mode (write its complete label): ___________________
  Allow wider dynamics
  More lift for low levels
  Lift soft whispery sources
  Optimize moderate levels
Reduce loud dialogue, actual state: _________________
Lift soft dialogue, actual state: ___________________
Background reduction, actual state: _________________
Output Gain (0.0…+6.0 dB): ___________________________
Upper window preset (distinct from mode): ___________

Quiet-line observation: _____________________________
Ordinary-line observation: __________________________
Loud-line observation: ______________________________
Differences the performance should retain: __________

WORKFLOW

1. Choose three lines
Find quiet, ordinary and loud speech. Record which differences are intentional.
Observed: ________________________________________

2. Record the starting conditions
Build and edition, clip or track scope, channel format and any Clip Volume changes.
Observed: ________________________________________

3. Compare modes and modules
Record the complete mode label and three actual switch states. Note the benefit and side effect of each active module.
Observed: ________________________________________

4. Separate Output Gain
Compare at similar listening loudness. Check that an overall boost is not hiding lost expression.
Observed: ________________________________________

5. Review scene and export
Check words, pauses, music, edits and the output file. Keep unresolved observations.
Observed: ________________________________________

LISTENING REVIEW — NO PRESELECTED PASSES
[ ] Word attacks and quiet endings checked
[ ] Breaths and background during speech checked
[ ] Pause and adjacent edit checked
[ ] Full mix and picture checked
[ ] Saved project reopened and short export auditioned

Improvement: _______________________________________________
Regression / remaining issue: ______________________________
Next action: _______________________________________________

SOURCES / SCOPE
https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci_Resolve_21_Reference_Manual.pdf#page=4091
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/studio

Reviewed on 8 October 2026 against the official DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual: Track FX, clip controls and the relevant module descriptions. The manual illustrations were inspected. The workflow and browser exercise are authored teaching material; native processing, audio quality and project recall were not tested in an installed Resolve session. Existing site image paths are preserved; their filenames do not establish a particular build.