Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 634)

Chapter 17 Audio Editing Basics 301
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Editing Audio in the Timeline
After editing a number of clips into a sequence, you can further trim the audio clips
directly in the Timeline. While you can trim audio more precisely in the Viewer,
trimming the audio in the Timeline has other advantages:
 You can see the audio item you’re trimming in relation to the rest of the clips in
your sequence.
 You can work with multiple clips in your sequence, rather than just one.
Timeline Audio Display Options
To help you work with audio clips in the Timeline more efficiently, you can customize
the appearance of audio clips in the Timeline. There are a few ways you can control
how audio is displayed in the Timeline. For example, you may want to see audio
waveforms in the Timeline, or you may want the audio tracks to appear larger so that
you can see more detail, especially for working with audio keyframes.
Displaying Waveforms in the Timeline
Final Cut Pro allows you to turn on and off audio waveform display in the Timeline.
To turn on audio waveform display in the Timeline, do one of the following:
m Choose Sequence > Settings, click the Timeline Options tab, then select Show
Audio Waveforms.
m Choose Show Audio Waveforms from the Track Layout pop-up menu in the Timeline.
m Press Option-Command-W.
Turning off audio waveforms speeds up the time it takes to redraw the clips in the
Timeline, which can improve performance, especially when you are not focused on
audio editing. You can turn audio waveforms on and off at any time by pressing
Option-Command-W.
Click here to access
the Track Layout
pop-up menu.