Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 676)

Changes you make to sequence clips in the Viewer are mirrored in the Timeline.
The Out point of audio
changes to match that
in the Viewer.
Original Out point
Editing Audio in the Timeline
After editing a number of clips into a sequence, you can further trim the audio clips
directly in the Timeline. Although you can trim audio more precisely in the Viewer,
trimming the audio in the Timeline has other advantages:
• You can see the audio item you’re trimming in relation to the rest of the clips in your
sequence.
• You can work with multiple clips in your sequence, rather than just one.
To help you work with audio clips in the Timeline more efficiently, you can customize the
appearance of audio clips in the Timeline. There are a few ways you can control how
audio is displayed in the Timeline. For example, you may want to see audio waveforms
in the Timeline, or you may want the audio tracks to appear larger so that you can see
more detail, especially for working with audio keyframes.
Displaying Waveforms in the Timeline
Final Cut Pro allows you to turn on and turn off audio waveform display in the Timeline.
To turn on audio waveform display in the Timeline
Do one of the following:
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Choose Sequence > Settings, click the Timeline Options tab, then select Show Audio
Waveforms.
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Press Command-Option-W.
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