Final Cut Pro X Ripple 5 SOUND Flashcards
To reveal the audio meters press _____ _______ _
SHIFT COMMAND 8
The number of _____ ________ is determined by how your project was initially set up.
audio channels
Press _______ _ to open the Project Inspector
Command-J
Press Command-J to open the _______ _________
Project Inspector
Press Command-J to open the Project Inspector, then click the ______ _______ button.
Modify Settings
Whenever you create a new project, Final Cut Pro will automatically configure the audio channels for ______ ______ and playback.
Stereo mixing
Whenever you place a 6 channel audio clip into a 2-channel project, Final Cut Pro automatically down-mixes the ________ channels so they are correctly output as stereo.
surround
The advantage of this is fantastic. You can mix and output in Surround, then “flip the switch” as it were, and output a Stereo version of the same project. You can even go the other direction. Start your project in Stereo, then later switch to Surround when you want to deliver a Dolby 5.1 or 7.1 ___. That said, you would need to have the proper monitoring hardware connected to your Mac.
mix
In order to see the waveform clearly, adjust the clip size to its maximum height. Drag the volume bar on the music clip until you see red tips appear on the waveform _____.
peaks
Final Cut Pro employs what are called peak audio meters. Peaks are short, loud bursts of sound. When you are looking at an audio waveform, the tips represent the peaks, while the green section represents the _______ loudness of the clip.
average
In the analog world, audio is measured in voltage units or VU. Zero VU is the optimal _______ level for analog recording devices.
average
In the digital world however, sound is measured in dBFS or decibel Full Scale. Because analog sound waves are converted to bits during the recording process, any value above 0dBFS cannot be represented ____________ and therefore results in audio that is distorted or clipped.
numerically
Clipped audio in the waveform look like someone took scissors and cut off the tips of the peaks. If your audio came into Final Cut Pro this way there is nothing you can do to your sound to make it better because the __________ has been hard-coded into the sound file. You’ll need to re-shoot or re-record your sound.
distortion
When working with audio in your Final Cut Pro projects, you need to understand how the digital meters correspond to the analog world. As a general guideline, if you are working with 16 bit audio your levels should average around ________ on the meters. If you are working with 24 bit audio, your levels should average around _______.
- 12 dBFS, - 18 dBFS
If you are working with 16 bit audio for delivery to an iDevice, DVD or the web, -12dBFS is the Zero __ equivalent in the analog world. Keeping this in mind, all your important sounds like dialogue should be set to this level.
VU