Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 - Manual (Page 411)

Sending Clips from Final Cut Pro to the Soundtrack Pro File Editor
When you send an audio clip from Final Cut Pro to the Soundtrack Pro File Editor, a
Soundtrack Pro audio file project is created with the file extension “.stap.” This file can be
edited nondestructively. The Final Cut Pro clip is reconnected to the new Soundtrack Pro
audio file project, so the original media file is not affected by what you do in the File
Editor. You can send single clips or multiple clips to Soundtrack Pro audio file projects.
Sending Linked Clips from Different Media Sources
You cannot send one or more audio clips from Final Cut Pro to Soundtrack Pro as audio
file projects that contain audio linked from different media sources.
Examples of audio linked from different media sources include:
• Audio captured in Final Cut Pro as mono clips that are later linked as stereo pairs or
multichannel clips
• An audio clip linked to video from a different media file
• An audio clip linked to audio from a different audio file
With linked media, you must either send the clip or clips from Final Cut Pro to
Soundtrack Pro as a multitrack project, or you must first unlink the media files in
Final Cut Pro. For more information on sending clips from Final Cut Pro to Soundtrack Pro
as a multitrack project, see
Sending a Final Cut Pro Sequence or Clip Selection to a
Multitrack Project . For more information on modifying linked media in Final Cut Pro,
see the Final Cut Pro User Manual.
To send a single Final Cut Pro clip to the Soundtrack Pro File Editor
1 Do one of the following:
• Select the clip in the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline, then choose File > Send To >
Soundtrack Pro Audio File Project.
• Control-click the clip in the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline, then choose Send To >
Soundtrack Pro Audio File Project from the shortcut menu.
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