Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 289)

288 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
Multichannel Audio Channel Selection
The audio area of the Clip Settings tab allows you to select which audio channels you
want to capture, and whether each channel is grouped in a stereo pair or treated as an
independent mono channel. Each audio input control corresponds to an input on the
audio device or interface determined by your current capture preset. If you are using a
third-party audio interface, it is important that you know which output channels of
your deck are connected to the input channels of your interface.
 Audio capture checkbox: Select this option to enable audio capture for the current clip.
 Input Channels: When an audio interface is connected to your computer and selected
in your current capture preset, Final Cut Pro automatically detects the number of input
audio channels available. In this case, the pop-up menu is grayed out.
If no audio device is connected, you can choose how many audio inputs you
eventually want to capture from (once an audio interface is connected). This is
helpful when you are logging tapes without an audio device connected. Don’t select
more audio inputs than you will have available when you capture.
Note: If your audio interface is disconnected, and you log clips with more audio
input channels than your audio interface has, Final Cut Pro restricts the number of
audio channels that are captured to the number of available input channels on the
interface. For example, if you log clips with eight audio input channels, and then
batch capture those clips using an audio interface that only supports four input
channels, only four channels are captured.
Individual audio channel
meters
Select this option to
monitor incoming audio
during logging and
capturing.
Select this option to
enable video capture.
Select this option to
enable audio capture.
Stereo/Mono control
Capture Audio Channel
control
If no audio interface is
connected, you can
choose how many audio
inputs you want to
capture from this
pop-up menu.
Clipping indicator
Master Gain slider