ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how to adjust the sound levels for the sequence in the Viewer and in the Timeline. The audio levels for clips can be controlled in either the Timeline or the Viewer. It’s easier and quicker in the Timeline, but the Viewer controls afford a great deal more precision. A new feature in Final Cut Express (FCE) is the ability to switch off clip names for audio and video in the Timeline. This is useful because the clip names obscure the waveform and make it hard to work with keyframes. One of the great features for editing sound in the Viewer is that it can be done with great precision. FCE has the ability to automatically record slider movements while playing back a clip in the Viewer. This is switched at the bottom of the Editing panel in the User Preferences by checking the box for Record Audio Keyframes.
