Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 849)

64 Part I Audio Mixing
To find and mark audio peaks:
1 To detect peaks in a clip, do one of the following:
 Select one or more clips in the Browser.
 Open a sequence clip from the Timeline.
2 Choose Mark > Audio Peaks > Mark.
A status window appears with a progress bar showing how much of the process is
complete. Markers are placed at each peak.
 If you selected a clip in the Browser: Markers appear for the clip and are labeled “Audio
Peak N,” where N starts at 1 and increases, depending on how many audio peaks are
detected. These markers also appear in the Viewer, when the clip is opened there.
 If you selected a clip in the Timeline: Markers appear in both the Timeline and Canvas.
You can clear audio peak markers that were previously added, if you like.
To clear all audio peak markers in a clip:
1 Select one or more clips in the Browser or Timeline.
2 Choose Mark > Audio Peaks > Clear.
Audio peak markers
for a clip selected
in the Browser
For a clip in a sequence,
markers appear here in
the Timeline.