Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 642)

Chapter 17 Audio Editing Basics 307
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Naming Audio Tracks
You have two choices regarding the way audio tracks are named in your sequence.
Audio track labeling can be changed in the Timeline Options tab of the Sequence
Settings window for each sequence (choose Sequence > Settings, then click the
Timeline Options tab).
 Sequential: This option labels each audio track consecutively A1, A2, A3, and so on.
Each audio track is identified individually.
 Paired: This option identifies audio tracks in pairs: A1a, A1b; A2a, A2b; A3a, A3b; and
so on. This labeling scheme is useful if you have a lot of stereo material, and you
want an easy way to see the relationship between each stereo pair of tracks.
You can modify the way tracks are displayed in the Timeline in the Sequence Settings
window for a sequence. For more information on changing sequence settings, see
Volume I, Chapter 9, “Timeline Basics.”
Moving Audio Items From One Track to Another
at the Same Frame
From time to time, you’ll want to move an audio clip up or down to an adjacent track, but
keep its In and Out points at the same location in your sequence. You might do this to:
 Move a sound effect to another track to make room for another clip
 Organize the audio clips you’ve edited into your sequence into separate dialogue,
music, and effects tracks
 Place one actor’s dialogue on one track and another actor’s dialogue on another track