Switching video and audio outputs simultaneously, About audio outputs, About audio output presets – Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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Switching Video and Audio Outputs Simultaneously
Final Cut Pro supports “audio follows video” output switching, which means that
changing the selected video interface automatically switches the audio to the same
interface (when possible).
To enable “audio follows video” switching for video and audio outputs:
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Choose View > Video Playback, then select a video output from the submenu.
2
Choose View > Audio Playback > Audio Follows Video, and make sure that the option is
enabled (indicated by a checkmark).
With the Audio Follows Video option enabled, you can now select a video interface and
the corresponding audio interface or device is selected automatically.
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Tip: If you don’t see your audio interface appear in the list of audio outputs, choose
View > Refresh A/V Devices, then try to select your output again.
About Audio Outputs
Audio outputs define the number of hardware outputs you want to use with the tracks
in your sequence. Up to 24 audio outputs can be assigned, and each pair of outputs
can be grouped together as a stereo pair or as two independent mono channels.
Audio outputs also affect audio channel groupings when you export audio using
certain commands. For more information, see “
About Audio Output Presets
An audio output preset contains saved audio output bus groupings. Final Cut Pro
includes two audio output presets:
 Stereo Monitoring: L+R: This is the default audio output preset. This corresponds to
your computer’s built-in headphone jack or stereo speaker output. However, you can
also use it with an external audio interface.
 5.1 Monitoring: L+R, C, LFE, Ls+Rs: This preset is used for monitoring completed
5.1-channel surround sound mixes you receive from applications such as
Soundtrack Pro. For more information, see “