Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 881)

96 Part I Audio Mixing
7 If there are any other Audio Mixer controls you want to adjust at this time, repeat steps
4 through 6.
8 When you’ve finished making adjustments, stop playback.
After you finish recording automation for a track, you can move the playhead back to
the beginning to record keyframes for additional tracks. This way, you can create your
audio mix one track at a time, adding keyframes for each track until you’ve set levels for
all the clips in your sequence. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter whether you use the Audio
Mixer in real time or set levels directly in the Timeline or Viewer. You can choose
whatever method works for a particular track or clip.
Note: You can also make changes to levels in tracks you’ve already mixed. New
changes made to the fader and pan automation overwrite previously set keyframes.
Looping Playback to Mix Each Track
You can set up a section of your Timeline to loop so that you can mix each track without
stopping playback. As the section of your sequence loops, you can go from one track
strip fader to the next, adjusting (or overwriting) keyframes until your mix is perfect.
To record automation while your program is looping:
1 Select the Record Audio Keyframes button in the button bar at the top of the Audio Mixer.
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Tip: You can select or deselect the Record Audio Keyframes button during playback,
if necessary.
2 In the Timeline or Canvas, set In and Out points.
It’s a good idea to place In and Out points several seconds earlier and later than you
need, to give yourself time to manipulate the controls before reaching the boundaries
of the loop. Otherwise, you may overwrite keyframes you previously set when playback
resets to the In point.