Get consistent audio levels

I have ben to do a family film on the year for the last 7 years. I'm just an amateur, but I'm a little bit better. This year I really want to improve my skills on audio.  I know the basics, like the volume control for individual items, a beach in a clip of setting and so on, let never greater than 0 db noise and so on. What I would really like some help with is how to get consistent noise levels. What I mean is this: Let's say that I have 30 clips in my calendar, I select all and set the audio to-6 db. Even if the clips now how the same audio level, clips are noisy, and some are low. What I have to go through each item and set - if so what I'd be looking to make all points to the decibel even? Use the waveforms and my eyes and try to align the shapes so that they are at the same level, or is there a simpler solution?

-No hear/see the chronology of first hand, we can only give limited advice.  But now.

-Each clip is saved to its own level of gain.  Some are recorded louder than the others.  0 dB means simply the level of this specific "native" clips  The gain setting on all at-6 change each clip-6 dB, it doesn't make them not all limited to-6db.  This is called a limiter filter.  So, if you want to limit each clip compared with - 3db (never press 0, stay below to about - 3 dB max), apply a limiter.

-Do not rely on the airwaves of the timeline, they are not absolute, but relative approximations.  Go by the counters, and then by the ears.

-Compressor filter would go a long way to limit upper and lower levels, both win.  Where a limiter limits only the higher gain level.  Beware, a compressor to reduce the dynamic range.  This means that the quiet parts and hard parts approach is at the same level, which causes an artificial sound production.

-For the application of filters for all clips at once, with the same settings, apply to the first clip.  Copy this clip.  Select all the other clips in the timeline panel.  Use the paste attributes to put in all the other clips.  OR, put all the clips in a compound Clip, apply your effects, keyframes, filters for this compound, to all media at the same time.

-Actually, a professional like me, takes time to work each clip, or absolute similar clips individually, groups for best results.  Any button 'make fast all at once' will achieve inferior results.

-Here is a link to the logic manual that explains all the audio effects that are both logic and Final Cut Pro X.  Some very good information here.

http://help.Apple.com/LogicPro-effects/Mac/10.2.3/

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