Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 668)

The playhead in the scrubber bar works the same way it does in the Video tab of the
Viewer. The whole length of the scrubber bar represents the entire length of the audio
clip opened in the Viewer, and clicking or dragging the playhead in the scrubber bar
immediately takes you to that part of your clip.
The markers and In and Out points for your clip also appear in the ruler.
• Zoom slider: This slider lets you zoom in to and out of the waveform displayed by
dragging the thumb tabs on either side, which adjusts both thumb tabs and leaves
the visible area of the keyframe graph centered. Pressing the Shift key and dragging
one of the thumb tabs zooms in to or out of the waveform, locking the opposite thumb
tab and moving the visible area of the waveform in the direction in which you’re
dragging.
• Zoom control: Using this control, you can expand or contract the ruler, decreasing or
increasing the amount of the clip’s waveform that is displayed.
Editing Audio in the Viewer
You can use the Viewer’s audio tabs to edit the audio of a clip opened from the Browser
or Timeline. The audio tabs let you view audio waveforms, set In and Out points, markers,
and keyframes, and change volume levels and stereo pan settings.
Opening Audio Clips in the Viewer
Many clips contain both video and audio items. To look at an audio clip item, you need
to open the clip in the Viewer and then click one of the audio tabs.
To open an audio clip from the Browser
1 Do one of the following:
• Drag the clip to the Viewer.
• Double-click the clip in the Browser.
2 Select the clip and press the Return key.
3 If the clip contains both video and audio items, click one of the audio tabs in the Viewer
to see the waveform display.
For information about how the audio tabs are labeled, see “Viewing Audio Tracks in the
Viewer.”
To open an audio clip item from the Timeline
1 Do one of the following:
• Double-click an audio clip item in your sequence.
If the audio clip item is linked to other items, all of the clip items are opened in the
Viewer in separate tabs. If the audio clip item is part of a stereo pair, the stereo clip
item appears in a Stereo tab in the Viewer. Otherwise, it appears in a Mono tab.
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