Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 13)

Preface An Introduction to Soundtrack Pro 13
Using Soundtrack Pro in Your Post-Production Workflow
On its own, Soundtrack Pro is a powerful audio editing application. As part of
Final Cut Studio, Soundtrack Pro becomes an integral part of your post-production
workflow.
You can easily share media projects between Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro. When
you send a sequence from Final Cut Pro, your audio files and a compiled video file
arrive in a Soundtrack Pro multitrack project, ready for you to edit. After editing and
creating your final mix, you can automatically send a mixdown back to the original
Final Cut Pro sequence. The Soundtrack Pro Conform feature allows you to quickly sync
up the picture editor’s cut with the sound editor’s version of the same sequence.
Unlike many audio editing applications, Soundtrack Pro was created specifically to
produce sound for motion picture audio projects. This means it has many specialized
tools and features that simplify and enhance the sound-for-picture editing process.
Here are some examples of how you can use Soundtrack Pro to enhance your motion
picture sound editing and mixing experience:
 To quickly synchronize a sound effect with the picture using the Multipoint Video HUD
For more information, see “ Scrubbing and Spotting with the Multipoint Video HUD ”
on page 322.
 To edit audio dialogue replacement (ADR) recordings, combine them with
production sound files, and create perfect voiceover narration
For more information, see Chapter 7, “ Using the Multitake Editor ,” on page 251.
 With the Soundtrack Pro Conform feature, to quickly merge two versions of the same
sequence: the picture edit (from Final Cut Pro) and the sound edit/mix (from
Soundtrack Pro)
For more information, see Chapter 18, “ Using Conform with Final Cut Pro ,” on
page 439.
 To perfect and clean up individual audio files. You can go straight into a clip’s
waveform to correct a click or pop or add an effect. Soundtrack Pro makes it easy for
you to move between editing individual clips and arranging your overall multitrack
project for a quick back-and-forth workflow.
To learn more about editing individual audio files, see “ Editing Audio Clips in the
Multitrack Timeline ” on page 162 and Chapter 6, “ Editing Audio Files ,” on page 191.
 To lift effects from one clip and apply them to other clips using lift-and-stamp tools
and the Sound Palette, and to create palettes of sound processing for future use
For more information, see “ Using the Lift and Stamp Tools ” on page 179.
 To organize your multitrack project for professional sound effect editing and mixing
For more information, see “ Basic Signal Routing in Soundtrack Pro ” on page 263 and
“ Using Sends and Busses ” on page 270.