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Part viii audio mixing – Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual

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Contents

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Nesting Sequences

579

Editing the Content of One Sequence into Another Without Nesting It

Chapter 39

585

Matching Frames

585

Working with Sequence Clips in the Viewer

586

Opening a Sequence Clip in the Viewer

587

Switching Between the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline

587

Using the Viewer to Adjust Sequence Clip In and Out Points

588

Using the Viewer to Adjust Motion and Filter Parameters

588

Matching Frames Between Sequence and Master Clips

589

Matching a Frame in the Canvas to Its Master Clip

589

Matching a Frame in the Canvas to Its Media File

590

Matching a Frame in the Viewer to a Sequence Clip in the Canvas or Timeline

Part VIII

Audio Mixing

Chapter 40

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Setting Up for Audio Mixing in Final Cut Express

593

About Digital Audio

594

Sample Rate

594

Bit Depth

597

Audio Signal Flow in Final Cut Express

597

Configuring External Audio Monitors

597

Connecting Speakers to Your Editing System

598

Setting Monitoring Levels and Muting System Sound Effects

599

Tips for Choosing Speakers and an Amplifier

601

Setting Up a Proper Audio Monitoring Environment

Chapter 41

603

Evaluating Levels with Audio Meters

603

About Audio Meters

603

Average and Peak Audio Levels

604

Analog Versus Digital Meters

606

About the Audio Meters in Final Cut Express

606

Setting Proper Audio Levels

607

Raising Audio Levels Using Audio Normalization and Gain

609

What Reference Level Should You Use for Mixing and Output?

610

Outputting Bars and Tone at the Head of Your Tape

Chapter 42

611

Mixing Audio in the Timeline and Viewer

611

Adjusting Audio Levels in the Timeline and Viewer

611

Adjusting Audio Levels in the Timeline

615

Changing Audio Levels in the Viewer

618

Panning Audio in the Timeline and Viewer

618

Panning Audio in the Timeline