Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 - Manual (Page 422)

422 Chapter 17 Using Soundtrack Pro with Other Applications
Methods for Sending Audio from Final Cut Pro
to Soundtrack Pro
You can take several approaches to working with your Final Cut Pro project’s audio in
Soundtrack Pro. The method you choose depends on your situation:
 Do you need to make specific changes to audio clips in your project? Final Cut Pro allows
you to open one or more clips in the Soundtrack Pro File Editor, where you can
analyze and process the audio using a variety of powerful tools.
 Do you need to batch process multiple audio files? Using customizable Soundtrack Pro
scripts, you can automate repetitive audio processing tasks such as removing clicks,
adding fades, or normalizing levels.
 Do you need a complete audio post-production solution for your movie, including sound
editing, sweetening, and mixing? You can send multiple Final Cut Pro clips—or even an
entire sequence—to a Soundtrack Pro multitrack project, where you can complete
your final mix by adding additional tracks of sound effects, voiceover, and music.
Both stereo and surround sound mixing are supported.
Sending Individual Audio Clips from Final Cut Pro
to Soundtrack Pro
There are three methods you can use to open a clip in the Soundtrack Pro File Editor:
 Send a clip item or items to Soundtrack Pro as a Soundtrack Pro audio file project: A
Soundtrack Pro audio file project is created for each item. This allows you to
nondestructively make changes to the audio in the Soundtrack Pro File Editor. The
original clips in Final Cut Pro are automatically reconnected to the new
Soundtrack Pro audio file projects. You have the option to copy the entire media file
for each clip item, or you can create trimmed versions with handles.
 Process a clip with a Soundtrack Pro script: The clip opens in the File Editor, the actions
in the script are performed automatically, the clip is saved with the changes, and the
File Editor moves to the background so you can continue working in Final Cut Pro. If
your clip’s media file is a standard audio or video file, you have the option to create a
new Soundtrack Pro audio file project, so as to process the file nondestructively. If
you don’t take advantage of this option, the script processes the source media
destructively (permanently). If your clip’s media file is already a Soundtrack Pro audio
file project, the changes are nondestructive.
 Open a clip’s media file destructively in the Soundtrack Pro File Editor: If you do not use a
Soundtrack Pro audio file project for editing and you save the changes to the file in
its native format, or in any flat audio file format (such as AIFF, WAVE, and so on), any
changes you make to the audio file are destructive (permanent).