Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 879)

92 Part I Media and Project Management
To record level or pan keyframes:
1 Select the Record Audio Keyframes button in the button bar at the top of the Audio Mixer.
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Tip: You can select or deselect the Record Audio Keyframes button during playback,
if necessary.
2 In the Viewer or Timeline, move the playhead to the area of your sequence where you
want to record keyframes.
It’s a good idea to start a few seconds before the section you’ll actually be mixing, to
give yourself time to get ready.
3 Begin playback of your sequence.
4 As your sequence plays, position the pointer over the fader or panning slider in the
relevant track strip, then press and hold down the mouse button to begin automation
recording for clips playing back in that track.
Place the pointer over
the fader slider to start
automation recording.