Viewing audio, Slipping audio sync in your script – Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Chapter 9
Using the Audio Panel
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Important:
Because Shake is designed primarily as a compositing application, and not
a real-time editing application, audio sync is not guaranteed due to the excessive
processor demands of most operations. If you want a synchronized preview of your
script, use one of the Flipbook options. For more information, see “
Alternately, you can scrub through the audio directly in the Time Bar.
To scrub audio with the playhead:
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Hold the Command or Control key down, and drag the playhead in the Time Bar.
Viewing Audio
If you are syncing animated parameters in your script with specific audio cues, you can
display the waveform of your audio in the Curve Editor. If you have multiple audio files
loaded into Shake, the Curve Editor displays the overall mix.
To view an audio waveform in the Curve Editor:
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In the Curve Editor, click the Draw Waveform button.
This control toggles curve display off and on.
When enabled, the waveform is displayed in the Curve Editor.
Slipping Audio Sync in Your Script
If you need to resync the audio tracks in relation to the visuals in your project, you can
slip each audio track in your project back and forth in time.