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Workspace​

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Its is good to set the appropriate view of your sound clips and FCP before you start editing. You can do that by following methods

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• Create a snapshot by Shift + Command + D

• Control + Command + 1 to hide the browser

• Command + 4 to hide the inspector window

• Enable audio meter by Shift + Command + 8 or by selecting it from below the viewer

• Control + Option + 1 to set to waveform only

• Adjust the wave form size = Control + Option + Up/Down keys

• Clip Hight in timeline = Shift + Command + Plus/Minus keys

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You can save the above workspace Window>Workspaces>Save workspace as...

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You can find the original clip in browser by Shift + F on any clip in timeline, in any case if you want to import it again. You can press Option + R to get the original wave from from the original media.

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Basics

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• To select a clip press C

• To playback a clip press /

• Break a clip by Command + B and use up and down arrow key to move the play head to different edit points.

• Use and I and O for a clip selection while playing

• Control + Z to undo

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Volume

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Playback levels are shown in three colors - Green, Yellow, and red. Red indicate the peak levels.

Always keep it in green levels so that you avoid clipping

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Reference wave forms (If not showing set the same in references) shows the maximum visual resolution of your wave form

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You can see the average volume levels from audio meter or by keeping your pointer on the volume bar on any clip.

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You can adjust the volume change from inspector or directly from the timeline by adjusting the vertical bar (volume bar)

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Press Control + Option + L and enter the db value and press enter (Applies to single o multiple clips)

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You can select any range in a clip (press R) and increase or decrease the volume with the help of above methods

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Use Control + Plus/Minus key will increase or decrease the volume level by 1dB

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Keyframes 

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Use [ key to select the edit point of a clip

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Use . or , to move your frames.

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You can expand the wave form from any clip by Control + S, or you can double click on the wave form itself.

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If you want to move or copy a clip, you can detach it by right clicking on specific area and select detach audio.

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To review a clip after editing you can press on Shift + ? to hear it again

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To review a clip after editing you can press on Shift + ? to hear it again

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Audio meter

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Best Practice​

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Keep the audio levels at -12 dBFS (decibel full scale) for a 16 bit audio

Keep the audio levels at -18 dBFS for 24 bit audio.

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