Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 947)

To show or hide the audio clip’s waveform in the Timeline, press Command-Option-W.
20-second point
First frame of the ending
beep that occurs two
frames later
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.
Stage 6: Plugging In Your Headphones
Connect your headphones to the headphone port of your computer, and you’re ready
to start recording.
RAM Requirements When Using the Voice Over Tool
The Voice Over tool stores audio in RAM during recording and then writes the audio data
to the currently specified scratch disk. Make sure your system has enough RAM to
accommodate the duration of your recording. The following chart shows some sample
lengths for audio clips created with the Voice Over tool and the amount of additional
memory required.
Memory required (approximate) Clip length
3 MB 30 seconds
6 MB 1 minute
30 MB 5 minutes
60 MB 10 minutes
180 MB 30 minutes
Controls in the Voice Over Tool
The Voice Over tool appears as a tab in the Tool Bench window.
To open the Voice Over tool
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Choose Tools > Voice Over.
The Tool Bench appears with the Voice Over tab.
947 Chapter 58 Using the Voice Over Tool