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3 Click to select the clip whose sound you want to match.
4 Click Apply Match.
Once you match a clip, you can make adjustments to settings in the Audio
Enhancements section of the Audio inspector.
Remove audio matching
1 Select the clip in the Timeline.
2 In the Audio Enhancements section of the Audio inspector, choose a dierent
equalization setting from the Equalization pop-up menu.
To remove all equalization, choose the Flat setting.
Preserve pitch when retiming clips
By default, Final Cut Pro preserves pitch when retiming clips so that the pitch doesn’t
sound higher when the clip is faster or lower when the clip is slower. You can turn this
feature on or o before or after a clip has been retimed.
Turn Preserve Pitch on or o
1 In the Timeline, select an entire clip, or a range within a clip, whose speed you plan
to change.
2 Choose Preserve Pitch from the Retime pop-up menu in the toolbar.
A checkmark to the left of the command name indicates that Preserve Pitch is turned
on. To turn it o, choose Preserve Pitch again.
Audio tools and techniques
View and correct audio levels
The Audio meters let you see and track the audio levels of clips in Final Cut Pro and
warn you if a particular clip or section of a clip reaches peak levels, which may result in
audible distortion.
When an audio clip is approaching peak levels during playback, the level color
changes from green to yellow.
When an audio clip exceeds peak levels, the level color changes from yellow to red,
and the peak indicator lights red for the respective audio channel or channels. The
peak indicators reset when you stop and start playback again.
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