This tutorial teaches you the DaVinci Resolve Fairlight page in under 60 minutes, giving you a fast, practical path into one of Resolve’s most powerful — and often overlooked — tools. If audio editing has always felt like a separate, intimidating skill, this video is built to change that quickly.

What Is the Fairlight Page?

Fairlight is DaVinci Resolve’s dedicated audio post-production environment, built directly into the same application you already use for editing and color. As a result, you never have to leave Resolve or round-trip to another program just to mix and clean up your audio. This makes it especially useful for editors who want professional-sounding sound without learning an entirely separate piece of software.

What You’ll Learn on the Fairlight Page

The tutorial covers the core building blocks of the DaVinci Resolve Fairlight page, including how to navigate its layout, work with tracks and busses, and apply basic mixing techniques. In other words, rather than overwhelming you with every advanced feature at once, the video focuses on what you need to start mixing confidently right away.

Along the way, common workflow shortcuts are highlighted as well. Consequently, you’ll come away not just understanding Fairlight’s tools, but knowing how to move through them efficiently under real deadline pressure.

Why It’s Worth Learning

Clean, well-balanced audio makes a bigger difference to how professional a video feels than most editors expect. Once you’re comfortable with the DaVinci Resolve Fairlight page, you’ll be able to handle basic audio mixing yourself instead of treating it as an afterthought or outsourcing it entirely.

Purchase Steve’s full 4-hour tutorial on Fairlight here

Chapter Hyperlinks:

00:00 – Steve’s Introduction

00:59 – Installing the Project Media

01:48 – Viewing the Scene in the Edit Page

03:10 – Getting to Know Fairlight

06:38 – Navigating the Timeline

07:02 – Recording Voice Over

10:41 – Trimming Audio

11:26 – Removing Unwanted Audio

12:15 – Editing with the Range Mode Tool

13:56 – Creating Tracks from Clips

14:35 – Working in the Track Index

16:56 – Cut & Paste Sound Effects

20:15 – Looping Playback

21:20 – Moving Clips within a Selection Range

22:37 – Selection Ranges Editing

23:26 – Working in the Sound Library

26:06 – Auditioning Sound Effects

28:17 –Adjusting Volume

29:07 – Linking Clips

31:13 – Ducking Sound with Focus Mode

32:42 – Adding Fades

35:04 – Adding a Reverb Effect

37:10 – Looping Effects