Presented: Dec. 15, 2010

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 58:49
File size: 176.6 MB (ZIP file)
Format: Quicktime movie (1280 x 720)

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Tutorial Overview

A while back, we presented a webinar — Improve Your Audio Using Soundtrack Pro — introducing the power that Soundtrack Pro brings to your audio. This session picks up where that session left off.

In this online training, we will send a Final Cut Pro project from Final Cut Pro to Soundtrack Pro for the mix then bring it back to Final Cut for output. This presents the entire workflow of audio mixing a project. We will cover sending projects between applications, reorganizing clips, labeling tracks, spotting sound effects, adding tracks and submixes, adding and modifying filters, setting levels, and exporting the completed mix back to Final Cut Pro for final output.

Audience Level

You should have a basic knowledge of both Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro. If Soundtrack Pro is new to you, download #8: Improve Your Audio Using Soundtrack Pro to learn the interface. This session discusses the process of mixing. It does not cover audio conforming, and we will only cover a few audio filters in this session. We will cover both more detail in an upcoming session.

BONUS FEATURE

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Content Outline

• • Present a step-by-step audio mixing workflow
  • Learn how and why to checkerboard your audio clips in Final Cut Pro
  • Learn how, when, and why to add audio keyframes
  • Discover when to use stereo vs dual-channel mono audio
  • Learn the absolute, number one rule for audio mixing
  • Learn what audio level settings are appropriate

• DEMO: How to send a project from Final Cut Pro to Soundtrack Pro
• DEMO: How to move clips between tracks to facilitate mixing
• DEMO: How to select a specifc track in a multitrack clip.
• DEMO: How to label a track and add an icon to it
• DEMO: How to locate sound effects in the Soundtrack Pro Library
• DEMO: How to spot sound effects to a specific place on a specific track
• DEMO: How to import your own audio
• DEMO: How to add and delete tracks
• DEMO: How to add fades to the ends of a clip
• DEMO: How and why to add submixes
• DEMO: How to add and adjust basic filters
• DEMO: How and where to set levels
• DEMO: How and where to set pan
• DEMO: How to export a completed mix back to Final Cut Pro

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