Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 853)

Final Cut Pro also warns you if the new audio outputs exceed the number of available
hardware outputs on your computer or audio interface. You can disable this warning by
selecting the “Do not warn again” option in the warning dialog.
To verify your sequence’s new audio outputs, choose Sequence > Settings, then click the
Audio Outputs tab to see your settings.
Assigning More Audio Outputs Than Your Hardware Supports
You can assign more outputs than your current audio hardware supports, allowing you
to open sequences with multichannel output settings on computers that don’t have
professional audio interfaces connected.
If you select an audio output that exceeds the number of output channels of your audio
interface, Final Cut Pro warns you that you will not hear tracks assigned to unavailable
outputs. However, you are still allowed to use this preset. You may want to choose or
create such a preset when:
• You want to keep your project compatible with another editing system that does
support all of the audio channels in the preset. For example, you might normally work
on a system with eight audio output channels but need to edit part of your project on
a portable computer that only has a built-in stereo output.
• You want to export multiple individual AIFF files for use in another application. For
example, you can export up to 24 individual audio files from your sequence by choosing
an audio output preset with 24 output channels.
Audio Output Export Settings
When you use the Export Audio to AIFF(s) command or the Export QuickTime Movie
command, two settings affect the number and grouping of exported audio channels:
• The number of audio output busses specified in the Audio Outputs tab of the Sequence
Settings window
• The option chosen in the Config pop-up menu in the Save dialog (Export Audio to
AIFF(s) command) or the Audio Outputs tab of the Sequence Settings window (Export
QuickTime movie command)
Audio Outputs Tab of the Sequence Settings Window
The number of output busses specified in the Audio Outputs tab determines how many
QuickTime audio tracks or AIFF files are exported. However, the Config pop-up menu can
modify whether all output busses are exported individually or as a stereo mix.
Each mono output bus in your sequence is exported as an individual mono QuickTime
track or mono AIFF file. Each stereo output bus is exported as a single stereo QuickTime
track or stereo AIFF file.
853 Chapter 53 Assigning Output Channels and External Audio Monitors