Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 992)

Chapter 11 Working with Soundtrack Pro and Logic Pro 207
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To open a Final Cut Pro audio clip’s media file directly in the Soundtrack Pro
File Editor:
1 Control-click the audio clip in either the Final Cut Pro Browser or Timeline, then choose
Open in Editor from the shortcut menu.
The audio clip’s media file opens in the Soundtrack Pro File Editor.
2 In Soundtrack Pro, modify the audio as needed.
3 Choose File > Save to save the file with the changes.
The Save dialog appears. By default, the File Type pop-up menu is set to Audio File
Project, which saves the changes nondestructively. If you wish to permanently modify
the original file, choose the original file type and filename. Soundtrack Pro will ask if
you’re sure you want to overwrite the file. Choose OK only if you’re sure that you no
longer need your unedited media.
4 Click Save.
5 If you saved the file with a different filename or different file type, you must manually
add the new file to your Final Cut Pro sequence.
Important: Unless you save a Soundtrack Pro audio file project, this is a destructive
process that permanently modifies the original file.
About Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Projects
Multitrack projects are similar to Final Cut Pro projects: they contain multiple audio
tracks in a timeline that you can use to arrange clips in sequence. Like Final Cut Pro
sequences, clips in a multitrack project refer to media files stored elsewhere, so the
project file size stays small. Multitrack projects also contain a single video track for
synchronizing your audio to picture.
Multitrack projects have track controls for volume, pan, mute, solo, effects, and effect
parameters. You can create additional audio busses and submixes for grouping signals
from audio tracks together or for effect sends. Tracks, busses, and submixes can be
exported to individual audio files or to a stereo or multichannel mixdown. These
Soundtrack Pro features are particularly useful for creating stem mixes that you can
send back to Final Cut Pro.