Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 301)

Setting Up for Capturing Multiple Audio Channels
Before you capture, you need to set up your audio interface with Final Cut Pro.
To select an audio interface for capturing audio
1 Choose File > Log and Capture (or press Command-8).
2 Click the Capture Settings tab.
3 From the Capture/Input pop-up menu, choose a capture preset that contains the audio
interface you want to use.
If you have a third-party audio interface, you may need to create your own capture preset,
or modify an existing one. For more information about customizing capture presets, see
“Capture Settings and Presets.”
Multichannel Audio Channel Selection
The audio area of the Clip Settings tab allows you to select which audio channels you
want to capture, and whether each channel is grouped in a stereo pair or treated as an
independent mono channel. Each audio input control corresponds to an input on the
audio device or interface determined by your current capture preset. If you are using a
third-party audio interface, it is important that you know which output channels of your
deck are connected to the input channels of your interface.
Video and Audio Channel Options
The Settings tab has the following options.
Select this option
to monitor incoming
audio during logging
and capturing.
Select this option to
enable video capture.
Select this option to
enable audio capture.
If no audio interface
is connected, you can
choose how many
audio inputs you want
to capture from this
pop-up menu.
Master Gain slider
• Audio capture checkbox: Select this option to turn on audio capture for the current clip.
• Input Channels: When an audio interface is connected to your computer and selected
in your current capture preset, Final Cut Pro automatically detects the number of input
audio channels available. In this case, the Input Channels pop-up menu is unavailable.
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