Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 850)

Chapter 4 Audio Levels, Meters, and Output Channels 63
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To create a new audio output preset:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > User Preferences, then click the Audio Outputs tab.
2 Choose a preset from the audio output Presets list, then click Edit or Duplicate.
3 In the Audio Outputs Preset Editor, enter a name and description for the preset.
4 Choose the number of audio channels you want to access on your audio interface.
5 For each pair of audio channels, choose Stereo to allow for panning clips between the pair
of channels, or choose Dual Mono so that each channel can be used as a discrete output.
6 Choose a downmix level for each pair of outputs.
For more information about downmix levels, see “ Downmixing Multiple Audio
Channels to a Stereo Mix ,” below.
7 Click OK, then click OK again.
To change the default audio output settings assigned to all new sequences:
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > User Preferences, then click the Audio Outputs tab.
2 Select an Audio Output preset from the Presets list by clicking in the column next to
the preset’s name.
3 Click OK.
The selected audio output preset is automatically assigned to all new sequences you create.