Naming audio tracks – Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual

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Tip: Pressing the Option key with either the Zoom In or the Zoom Out tool selected
temporarily changes it to the opposite tool.

Zoom In tool

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After zooming in

Naming Audio Tracks

You have two choices regarding the way audio tracks are named in your sequence. Audio
track labeling can be changed in the Timeline Options tab of the Sequence Settings
window for each sequence (choose Sequence > Settings, then click the Timeline Options
tab).

Sequential: This option labels each audio track consecutively A1, A2, A3, and so on.

Each audio track is identified individually.

Paired: This option identifies audio tracks in pairs: A1a, A1b; A2a, A2b; A3a, A3b; and

so on. This labeling scheme is useful if you have a lot of stereo material and you want
an easy way to see the relationship between each stereo pair of tracks.

You can modify the way tracks are displayed in the Timeline in the Sequence Settings
window for a sequence. For more information on changing sequence settings, see

“Timeline Basics.”

Moving Audio Items from One Track to Another at the Same Frame

From time to time, you’ll want to move an audio clip up or down to an adjacent track,
but keep its In and Out points at the same location in your sequence. You might do this
to:

• Move a sound effect to another track to make room for another clip

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Chapter 43

Audio Editing Basics

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