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Congure audio channels
Final Cut Pro assigns a default channel conguration for audio clips when they are
imported or added to a project. You can change the channel conguration if, for
example, you want to convert a stereo dialogue clip to two mono channels.
The number of channel options you can congure depends upon how many channels
are in your source clip or compound clip. You can congure channels in several
formats, including:
 Mono: Single channel. In a surround sound setup, you can assign a mono channel to
any surround channel.
 Stereo: Left and right channels.
 5.1 surround: Left, center, right, left surround, right surround, and low-frequency
(subwoofer bass) channels.
 7.1 surround: Left, center, right, left surround, right surround, left back, right back, and
low-frequency (subwoofer bass) channels.
Note: If you congure more than six surround channels, Final Cut Pro automatically
adjusts the channel mix down to 5.1 surround during playback.
Change channel conguration
1 Select the clip in the Timeline.
2 In the Channel Conguration section of the Audio inspector, choose an option from
the Channels pop-up menu.
Note: If you selected “Separate mono and group stereo audio” or “Remove silent
channels” when you imported a clip, the default channel conguration appears as
Auto-Detected. To retrieve the original audio conguration, deselect Auto-Detected in
the Channels pop-up menu.
The channels appear as separate waveforms in the Audio inspector.
Note: If you have a compound clip, you can mute or unmute the dierent channels in
the clip, but you can’t congure them.
3 Do any of the following:
 To listen to a single channel: Skim over a channel waveform or play back the
waveform using the Space bar or the J, K, and L keys.
 To mute or unmute a channel: Select the checkbox next to a channel waveform.
When you mute a channel, no sound is heard in the corresponding speaker for
that channel.
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