Stereo output groups, Speakers, Configuring audio outputs – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Assigning Output Channels and External Audio Monitors

Stereo Output Groups

Stereo output groups allow you to use pan controls in the Audio Mixer to place track
audio within a stereo image. Stereo output groups are useful when you want to create
pan effects (such as a car passing from screen left to screen right) from mono clips or
when you want to preserve the pan settings of stereo clips.

Speakers

Speakers (also called audio monitors) are devices that turn an audio signal into sound.
Your computer has built-in speakers, but you can also purchase external audio speakers
for higher-quality monitoring. Most speakers are sold in a stereo pair, but 5.1-channel
surround sound speakers (totaling six speakers) are also becoming common.

Configuring Audio Outputs

Configuring Final Cut Pro to output audio requires two basic steps:

Step 1:

Choose an audio interface for output

Step 2:

Choose an audio output preset

Choosing an Audio Interface for Output

An audio interface provides hardware outputs for connecting to speakers or external
devices such as video decks. For the purposes of this section, you can consider an
audio interface to be either the built-in audio connectors on your computer or an
external third-party device. For more information about audio interfaces, see Volume 1,
Chapter 12, “Connecting Professional Video and Audio Equipment.”

Bus

(stereo)

Hardware

outputs

Tracks 1– 6

routed to stereo bus

Timeline tracks

Audio clip