Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 901)

114 Part I Media and Project Management
Changing Audio Levels in the Viewer
You can control the audio levels and placement of sound (pan) in a clip in the Viewer
using the sliders at the top of the Audio tab, the number fields next to the sliders, or the
overlays in the middle of the waveform display area. The detail displayed in the Audio
tabs of the Viewer is good for modifying keyframes recorded using the Audio Mixer.
How these controls affect the level of your clip depends on whether or not you’ve set
keyframes for either level or pan.
 If no keyframes are set, moving the sliders or entering a numeric value changes the
audio or stereo levels for the entire clip. Similarly, dragging one of the overlays
changes the volume or pan levels for the entire clip.
 If keyframes are set, moving the sliders or entering a numeric value modifies the
value of whatever keyframe is at the current position of the Viewer playhead. If
there is no keyframe at the current position of the playhead, one will be added.
There must be at least two keyframes on an overlay to change the volume or pan
from one level to another.
Drag the Level slider to
change volume.
Numeric entry field (pan)
Numeric entry
field (level)
Level overlays