Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 644)

Chapter 17 Audio Editing Basics 309
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Creating or Separating Stereo Pairs
Although stereo pairs are meant to be used for intrinsically stereo audio like music or
stereo sound effects, any two clips of audio in the Timeline can be made into a stereo pair
or separated into two mono clips. This operation can only be performed in the Timeline.
Note: Stereo pair linking is not the same as clip item linking. It is not necessary to break
the link between clips prior to disabling stereo pairing.
To create a stereo pair:
1 Select a pair of mono audio clip items in the Timeline. (Use the Command key to select
the second item, if necessary.) If you click one item of a linked pair, the other item is
also selected.
2 Choose Modify > Stereo Pair (or press Option-L).
The stereo pair indicators appear on the selected clip items in the Timeline.
Stereo pair. Green arrows
indicate stereo pair;
underlines indicate linking. Mono clip items (linked).
Underlines indicate
linking. Mono clip items
(unlinked)