Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 859)

2 Edit the multichannel clip into the Timeline.
In most cases, you should place the audio clip starting on track A1 in the sequence.
3 A clip with six linked clip items appears in the Timeline.
4 Choose Edit > Linked Selection, and make sure that a checkmark appears next to the
Linked Selection menu item.
5 Select the clip in the Timeline.
6 Choose Sequence > Match Audio Outputs.
7 If Final Cut Pro alerts you that your sequence’s audio outputs will change, click OK.
Final Cut Pro alerts you that your sequence’s audio outputs have changed to match the
stereo and mono groupings of the selected clip items.
8 Verify the audio output assignment of each track by Control-clicking the Lock Track control
or Auto Select control of each track and checking the audio output assignment in the
Audio Outputs submenu of the shortcut menu.
For more information, see “Assigning Tracks in the Timeline to Audio Outputs.”
9 Connect your 5.1-channel surround sound speaker system to the appropriate channels
of your audio interface.
Setting Monitoring Levels and Muting System Sound Effects
When you mix your audio, it’s important to monitor using a consistent volume setting.
If a sound is too loud in the mix, you should adjust the level of the audio in Final Cut Pro,
not the volume setting on the speakers themselves. Once you set up your audio
monitoring levels, you should not need to adjust the overall volume setting of your audio
very often.
If all of your audio is consistently too quiet or too loud, you should probably change the
overall volume setting for your speakers and then keep it at this new level. There are a
few different places to adjust the volume, including the volume knob on the speakers
themselves.
If you are using the built-in audio output of your computer, you can adjust its volume in
the Sound pane of Mac OS X System Preferences, by using the volume control keys on
the keyboard, or by using the built-in volume slider in the menu bar.
To adjust the built-in volume of your computer using the volume slider in the menu
bar
1 Open System Preferences by choosing Apple menu > System Preferences, then click
Sound.
2 In the Sound pane of System Preferences, make sure the “Show volume in menu bar”
checkbox is selected.
When the checkbox is selected, a volume icon appears in the menu bar.
859 Chapter 53 Assigning Output Channels and External Audio Monitors