Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 820)

Chapter 2 Setting Up Audio Equipment 33
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2 Choose an audio interface from the Audio pop-up menu. This device is used for playing
audio from the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline.
 Default: This option uses the output device you have selected in the Output tab of
the Sound pane of Mac OS X System Preferences (or in the Audio MIDI Setup utility).
If you want to control the audio output of Final Cut Pro from these locations, choose
this option. This is the default setting for audio output.
 Built-in Audio: This is your computer’s built-in audio interface.
 FireWire DV: If you connect a DV camcorder or deck to your computer, this option
becomes the default setting.
 Other available audio interfaces: If you have a third-party video or audio interface
installed, it appears in this list.
Depending on your hardware, additional options may be available to configure your
audio interface.
3 Click Options, then make choices for the following:
 Channels: Choose the number of channels your audio interface is capable of
outputting. You can assign sequence tracks to these channels by creating an audio
output preset.
 Bit Depth: Choose a supported bit depth for the audio. 16-bit audio is compatible with
most DV equipment. For high-resolution output and export, 24-bit audio is preferred.
 Sample Rate (Hz): Choose a standard sample rate from the pop-up menu. For
professional audio applications, 48 kHz is typical, though 96 kHz is becoming
more popular.
Note: If Final Cut Pro considers the selected interfaces in the Video and Audio pop-up
menus to be paired together (or part of the same interface), the Audio pop-up menu is
controlled by the Video pop-up menu. This means that changing the selected video
interface automatically switches the audio to the same interface. This behavior is known
as audio follows video. If the selected audio interface is different from the selected video
interface, changing the video interface has no effect on your audio output.