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Audiooverview
Final Cut Pro has many features designed to make processing and editing audio easier.
For example, you can use Final Cut Pro to analyze and automatically enhance audio to
address problems such as noise or hum, add eects to your clips, synchronize video
and audio clips automatically, and match audio between two clips.
This chapter includes information about some frequently used audio tasks, including
the following:
 Adjust volume: Quickly adjust a clip’s volume directly in the Timeline or in the Audio
inspector. See “Adjust volume” on page 192.
 Pan audio: Take advantage of built-in pan presets for both stereo and surround
sound. See “Pan audio” on page 201.
 Create fades: Fade clips in or out with easy-to-use fade handles. See “Fade audio in or
out” on page 197.
 Add audio eects: Add Audio Units eects, Logic Eects, or custom eects included
with Final Cut Pro, such as reverb, to clips. See “Add audio eects” on page 175.
 Add keyframes to automate volume and eects: Vary volume or eect settings as a clip
plays. See “Adjust audio eects using keyframes” on page 181.
You use the same tools used for video editing when you edit audio clips
in Final Cut Pro. The following editing features are covered elsewhere in
Final Cut Pro Help:
 Change edit mode: Set the edit mode for a clip to video only or audio only. See “Add
clips using video-only or audio-only mode” on page 12 2 .
 Add markers to clips: Add markers to mark specic reference points within an audio
clip. For more information, see “Markers overview” on page 166.
 Trim audio: Make precision edits to the audio waveform—for example, to take out an
unwanted sound in the recording. See “Trimming overview” on page 134.
 Add audio crossfades: Create a smooth transition when connecting two separate
audio waveforms. See “Add transitions to your project” on page 221.
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Add and adjust audio