Final Cut Pro 6 - Audio Editing Basics

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Audio Editing Basics

Good audio edits are usually subtle and go unnoticed by the
listening audience. After you assemble your video and audio,
you can edit your audio independently in the Timeline.

This chapter covers the following:

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The Goals of Audio Editing

(p. 286)

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Using Waveform Displays to Help You Edit Audio

(p. 287)

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Learning About the Audio Controls in the Viewer

(p. 289)

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Editing Audio in the Viewer

(p. 292)

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Editing Audio in the Timeline

(p. 301)

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Creating or Separating Stereo Pairs

(p. 306)

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Working with Audio at the Subframe Level

(p. 308)

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Examples of Ways to Easily Edit Audio

(p. 310)

Note: For details about setting audio levels and mixing, see Volume III, Part I, “Audio Mixing.”

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Part II

Rough Editing