Apple Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual
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To determine the offset of your audio recording device:
1
In the Timeline, set the In point of your sequence at 10 seconds, then set the Out point
at 20 seconds.
2
Hold the microphone that’s connected to your audio recording device to the speaker of
your computer.
3
Choose Tools > Voice Over, then click the Record button.
(What you’re doing is recording the audio cue beeps that your computer plays back.)
Recording stops automatically and this new audio clip is placed in the Timeline.
4
In the Timeline, drag the end of the newly recorded audio clip to the right to show the
last 2 seconds of the audio recorded after the Out point.
5
Compare the position of the first frame of the final cue beep’s waveform to the position
of the Out point in the Timeline.
To show or hide the audio clip’s waveform in the Timeline, press Command-Option-W.
6
If there’s a difference, add this number of frames to the offset already selected, then
choose this new number from the Offset pop-up menu.
Alternatively, you can move the clip after recording it to compensate for latency.
Step 6:
Plug in your headphones
Connect your headphones to the headphone port of your computer, and you’re ready
to start recording.
20-second point
First frame of the ending beep
that occurs two frames later