Sound Editing in Final Cut Pro X is for anyone who wants to improve the quality of their soundtracks.

RippleTraining – Sound Editing in Final Cut Pro

RippleTraining - Sound Editing in Final Cut Pro

Learn Pro Sound Editing Workflows
Enhance & Improve Dialogue
Organize & Edit Using Subroles
Work with EQ’s and Compressors
Understand Delivery Requirements
Covers from FCP 10.4 to 10.6

Who this Tutorial is for:

Sound Editing in Final Cut Pro X is for anyone who wants to improve the quality of their soundtracks. This tutorial assumes basic familiarity with Final Cut Pro X’s user interface. Users who are new to Final Cut Pro X should purchase Final Cut Pro 10.4 Core Training before working through this tutorial.

Previous experience with legacy versions of Final Cut Pro or other editing software is not required. Each step in the editing workflow is presented in easy-to-follow learning modules that include chapter markers you can use to navigate to the section you want to watch.

Software Version: Final Cut Pro 10.4.1 and later.

Run Time: 2 hours 59 minutes

Project Media: The tutorial includes media files for following along in Final Cut Pro X.

Type of Tutorial: Intermediate

Sound Editing in Final Cut Pro 10.4-10.6

1. Sound Fundamentals

2. The Building Blocks of Sound

Anatomy of a Waveform
Changing Waveform Size & Clip Height
Reference Audio Waveforms
Expanding Audio in the Primary Storyline
Detaching Audio
Match Frame & Replace
Slipping the Audio
Making Sample Accurate Edits

3. Audio Trimming & Split Edits

Trimming to the Playhead
Trimming on the Fly
Performing 10-Frame Trims
Skimmer Trimming
Trimming in Expanded Mode
Reasons for Split Edits
Creating Split Edits
Adjusting Split Edits Dynamically
Aligning Audio to Video

4. Monitoring Your Sound

Stereo & Surround Monitoring
Why Meters are Necessary
Defining Peaks & Average Levels
How to Read Your Meters
Monitoring for Average Volume
Monitoring Aggregate Volume

5. Adjusting Volume

Audio Sweetening Defined
Creating a Sound Editing Workspace
Adjusting Clip Volume
Absolute Volume Adjustments
Nudging the Volume
Creating Changes in Volume
Copying & Pasting Keyframes
Making Relative Volume Adjustments
Adding Keyframes with Shortcuts

6. Creating Fades

Why Create Fades?
Applying Fades
Assigning Fade Shortcuts
Creating Crossfades
Toggling Audio Fade In/Out
Choosing a Fade Type

7. Synchronizing Audio & Video

Synchronizing Clips
Creating a Synchronized Clip
Choosing an Automatic Syncing Method
When to Use Audio for Synchronization
Using Custom Settings for Synchronization
Disable Audio Components on AV Clips
Sample Nudging to Fix Sync
Syncing by Phonemes

8. Working with Components & Subroles

Viewing Components & Roles
Expanding & Disabling Audio Components
Opening the Roles Editor
Creating & Applying Custom Subroles
Deleting Custom Subroles
Deleting Automatic Subroles
Subroles & Container Clips
How to Avoid Subrole Headaches

9. Role-Based Project Organization

Revealing Audio Lanes
Bringing Focus to a Role
The Magnetic Timeline & Split Edits
Revealing Subrole Lanes
Creating a Dialogue Subrole
Reassigning Roles
Changing Subrole Priority

10. Recording Voiceover

Voiceover as Dialogue Replacement
Setting up for Recording
Selecting a Mic Input
Monitoring Your Recording
Creating an Audition Clip
Assigning a Subrole
Creating an Alternate Take
Combining Takes

11. Improving Dialogue

Removing Unwanted Sounds
Rolling a Selection Range
Making Further Refinements
Analyzing Audio for Problems
Analyze & Fix During Import
Warning Flags & Automatic Fixes
Background Noise Removal
Copy/Paste Enhancements
Enhancing Loudness
Hum Removal
EQ Enhancements

12. Applying EQ

The Purpose of an EQ
Using a Graphic Equalizer
Frequency Ranges of the Human Voice
Using a Parametric EQ
Analyzing the Frequency Spectrum
Sweeping the Audio
Adjusting the Bandwidth

13. Sound Editing Workflows

Viewing Clip Roles
Highlighting & Soloing Subroles
Applying an EQ to a Component
Understanding Audio Signal Path
Creating Clip Mixdowns
When to Use a Mixdown
Copy & Paste Audio Attributes
Matching EQ
Applying Reverb
Reassigning Subroles
Dialogue Cleanup

14. Using Other Effects

Distortion Effects
Echo Effects
EQ Effects
Levels Effects
Modulation Effects
Spaces Effects
Specialized Effects
Voice Effects

15. Working with Effects & Music Roles

Creating & Assigning Effects Subroles
Categories of Sound Effects
Merging Subroles
Creating Music Roles
Moving Subroles

16. Mixing the Soundtrack

Why Create a Mixdown
Removing & Saving Effects
Creating Submixes
Adding Effects to a Role Component
Adding Effects to the Compound Clip
Adding Effects to Subrole Components
Adding an EQ to a Subrole Component
Applying a Compressor
How a Compressor Works
The Anatomy of a Compressor
Choosing a Compression Ratio
Determining the Threshold
Controlling Gain
Switching from Subroles to Roles – A Warning

17. Mastering & Delivery

Evaluating Your Final Mix
Delivery Specs
Adjusting Submix Volume
Delivering a Submix
Creating an Export Preset

The Components of Sound

Final Cut Pro X gives you total control over your audio channels – what Final Cut Pro calls Components. We’ll show you how to organize your audio, so all your components are clearly labeled, and show you best practices for working with multi-channel synchronized clips.

Learn the Tools of Professional Sound Editing

You’ll learn how to apply and use EQs and Compressors for the purpose of making your dialogue and voiceovers stand out in the mix, and learn time-saving workflows for applying effects and volume adjustments to multiple audio components in your project.

Organize Your Soundtrack

This tutorial will teach you more than the what buttons to push. You’ll learn industry-proven workflows for organizing your dialogue, music and effects using Final Cut Pro’s Magnetic Timeline.

It’s All in the Mix

Professional sound editing often requires exporting D, M and E submixes for a network. You’ll learn how creating Role Components greatly simplifies the process of mixing and delivering master files.

Buy the Final Cut Pro 10.4 Essentials Bundle and Save 30%!

Sound Editing in Final Cut Pro 10.4 is one of the tutorials included in the FCP 10.4 Essentials Bundle. The Essentials Bundle is highly recommended for anyone that wants an immersive curriculum that teaches fundamental workflows that unlock the full creative potential of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X software. Learn FCP X in a truly hands-on experience by working with included project media in an easy-to-grasp way that’s taught by a professional instructor.

Importing, rating, and organizing your media in a new project
Understanding the types of trimming tools available, and when to use them
Improving the quality of your dialogue, music and sound effects
Enhancing the emotional impact of your video using the Color Board
Copying, moving & deleting media, working with proxy media, & collaborating with other editors
Over 12 hours of highly focused training that is streamable, searchable, and downloadable

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