<p>In the newer Premiere versions doesnt happen - you might get a waveform visible even with more nested layers inside - BUT the point is NOT TO HAVE ANY EFFECTS APPLIED ON THEM. In this case you have to render and that makes sense. Apply effects only on the whole nested sequnces.</p>
<p>cheers</p>

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2020-09-09T09:03:35.923Z
2020-09-09T09:03:35.923Z
vojtelis
<p>When you nest a sequence with more than one audio clip, your nested sequence will not have a single waveform to reference.</p>

<p>To generate the waveforms you must select the nested sequence and go to <em>Sequence > Render Audio</em> in the top menu bar.</p>

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2018-02-28T20:15:05.127Z
is there some way to do that in the background? Premiere wants me to sit there for 1,5 h ...
CrazyQwert
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2018-02-28T20:32:14.327Z
Not that I know of, sorry. You might want to check the bitrate of your track audio and project audio match as Premiere will spend extra time converting the bitrate with 'Audio Render'.
Ambo100
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2018-02-28T17:07:57.507Z
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Ambo100
<p>So, I have nested some audio tracks and now the nested sequences look like this:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ff3bD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ff3bD.png" alt="picture of sequneces with no visible waveform"></a></p>

<p>How do I get premiere to display my waveforms in the timeline again? Because this is not very helpful ... to say the least.</p>

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Premiere: Waveforms missing on nested sequences
CrazyQwert
# Premiere: Waveforms missing on nested sequences

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-25)

So, I have nested some audio tracks and now the nested sequences look like this:

[![picture of sequneces with no visible waveform](https://i.sstatic.net/ff3bD.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/ff3bD.png)

How do I get premiere to display my waveforms in the timeline again? Because this is not very helpful ... to say the least.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-02-28. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

When you nest a sequence with more than one audio clip, your nested sequence will not have a single waveform to reference.

To generate the waveforms you must select the nested sequence and go to *Sequence > Render Audio* in the top menu bar.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: is there some way to do that in the background? Premiere wants me to sit there for 1,5 h ...  
> **username_2**: Not that I know of, sorry. You might want to check the bitrate of your track audio and project audio match as Premiere will spend extra time converting the bitrate with 'Audio Render'.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-09. Score: 0

In the newer Premiere versions doesnt happen - you might get a waveform visible even with more nested layers inside - BUT the point is NOT TO HAVE ANY EFFECTS APPLIED ON THEM. In this case you have to render and that makes sense. Apply effects only on the whole nested sequnces.

cheers


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