Specifications

Opening a Final Cut Pro Audio Clip Directly in the Soundtrack Pro

Waveform Editor

Opening an audio clip from Final Cut Pro in the Soundtrack Pro Waveform Editor using

the Open in Editor command opens the original audio clip in the Waveform Editor. Any

changes you make destructively modify the file when you save it.

Note: The Audio Files setting in the External Editors tab of the Final Cut Pro System

Settings window determines which application opens when you use the Open in Editor

command. Be sure this is set to Soundtrack Pro for the following steps. Additionally, if

the clip has both video and audio, you must first unlink the video and the audio, or set

the External Editors tab’s Video Files setting to Soundtrack Pro.

Important: This requires Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro to be installed on the

same computer.

To open a Final Cut Pro audio clip directly in the Waveform Editor:

1 Control-click the audio clip in either the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline, then choose

Open in Editor from the shortcut menu.

The audio clip opens in the Soundtrack Pro Waveform Editor.

2 Modify the audio as needed.

3 Choose File > Save to save the file with the changes.

When you return to Final Cut Pro, the clip includes the changes you made in the

Waveform Editor.

Important: This is a destructive process that modifies the original file.

Applying a Soundtrack Pro Script to a Clip in Final Cut Pro

You can apply a Soundtrack Pro script to your audio clips while working in

Final Cut Pro. When you send a clip to the Soundtrack Pro script, the clip opens in the

Waveform Editor, the actions in the script are performed, and the clip is saved with the

changes. This process is nondestructive when the clips are Soundtrack Pro projects, and

destructive when the clips are plain audio files.

Soundtrack Pro scripts are AppleScript droplets that can be created in Soundtrack Pro

and edited in Script Editor, making it easy to create and customize the scripts.

Important: This requires Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro to be installed on the

same computer.