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Using control surface transport controls – Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual

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Using Control Surface Transport Controls

You can remotely control playback in Final Cut Pro using the transport controls on your
control surface. The current timecode of your sequence (or clip in the Viewer) is displayed
in the Time Display readout on the control surface.

Important:

The Audio Mixer must be open or the control surface transport controls have

no effect in Final Cut Pro.

The play, rewind, fast-forward, and stop buttons on the control surface work in the same
way as the transport controls in the Viewer and Canvas. You can also jog frame by frame
using the jog/scrub wheel on the control surface.

Control Surface Commands Supported by Final Cut Pro

In addition to the main functions described above, the following control surface buttons
can be used to trigger Final Cut Pro commands.

Final Cut Pro command

Control surface button

Jog only

Jog/scrub wheel

Same as control surface

Arrow keys

Same as control surface

Function keys (F1-F8); modifier
keys (Command, Shift, Option,
Control)

Same as control surface

Save, Undo, Cancel, Enter

Go to Previous Marker

Marker

Go to Next Marker

Nudge

Home

Cycle

End

Solo

Recording Audio Mixer Keyframes Using a Control Surface

Recording audio mixer automation with a control surface is identical to recording
keyframes by adjusting faders in the Audio Mixer. The only difference is that you can
control multiple faders and pan knobs simultaneously with a control surface, whereas
adjusting faders with the mouse allows you to control only one fader at a time. Using a
control surface lets you perform more nuanced mixes, adjusting multiple tracks at once.
For information about recording audio level keyframes, see

“About Mixer Automation

and Keyframe Recording.”

To record audio level and pan keyframes using a control surface

1

Make sure your control surface is connected and properly configured.

2

Press Option-6 to open the Audio Mixer.

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Using the Audio Mixer