Apple Final Cut Pro HD (4.5): New Features - Manual (Page 35)

Preface New Features in Final Cut Pro HD 35
Audio
Audio Mixer tab in the Tool Bench
A new Audio Mixer tab in the Tool Bench has controls comparable to those of an
automated hardware mixing console. Each audio track in the currently selected
sequence is represented by a track strip, complete with solo and mute buttons, a stereo
panning slider, and a volume fader. You can make fine adjustments to the audio in your
program by manipulating these graphical controls in real time while you listen to your
program play back. Final Cut Pro records the gestures you make with the mixing
controls, adjusting the levels of clips in your sequence accordingly. Adjusting the levels
of your tracks this way as you listen to them play back allows you to create mixes more
quickly than does directly manipulating a track’s volume overlays. The Audio Mixer tab
has the following controls:
• Track strip controls allowing real-time mixing and automation recording for volume
and panning levels
• Mute and solo monitoring controls
• Master level, master mute, and mixdown controls
• Individual track audio meters
• Master output meters showing mixed levels for each assigned audio output
• Controls to show and hide individual track strips
• Up to four different mixer views, each with a different set of visible track strips
• The ability to turn on and off keyframe recording
Real-time automation recording
When the Record Keyframes checkbox in the Audio Mixer tab or in the General tab of
the User Preferences window is selected, Final Cut Pro records all changes you make to
audio controls during playback as keyframes in the corresponding parameter overlay of
the audio clip you are adjusting. This is referred to as recording mixer and effects
automation. You can record automation in real time during playback for:
• Volume and panning levels using the fader and pan controls in the Audio Mixer tab
• Audio effects parameters using audio filter controls in the Filters tab of the Viewer
Slowing faders and panning sliders
Holding down the Command key while moving faders and panning sliders gears down
their motion, allowing you to make more precise changes.
Mute overrides solo in the Timeline and Audio Mixer tab
If a track’s solo control is already turned on, turning on mute overrides the solo status
of that track and the track is silenced.
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