Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 903)

116 Part I Media and Project Management
To adjust the volume by dragging the level overlay:
1 Place the pointer over the level overlay of your clip in the waveform display area of the
Viewer (the overlay looks like a pink line, or—for stereo—two pink lines).
The pointer turns into an Adjust Line Segment pointer.
2 Drag the overlay up or down to change the level of the clip.
As you drag, a box displays the new audio level.
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Tip: Hold down the Command key while you drag to “gear down” the speed at which
the level is adjusted.
To adjust the volume by using the Modify menu:
1 Select one or more clips in the Timeline, or place the Canvas or Timeline playhead over
the clip whose volume level you want to modify.
2 Choose Modify > Audio, then choose one of the Gain items from the submenu to
indicate how much you want to modify the level.
The volume of your clip is increased or decreased from its current value by the
increment you choose. If you selected multiple clips, all clips are modified relative to
their current values.
Adjust Line Segment
pointer