Visual QuickStart Guide [Electronic resources] : Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X نسخه متنی

Adjusting Audio Filters

Final Cut Express's suite of audio filters is geared toward repairing problems in production audio. That's good, because production audio frequently has problemsproblems that don't come to light until you review your footage in the editing room. FCE's equalization, compression, and noise reduction filters are tools you can use to reduce rumble in an exterior street recording or improve crispness in a dialogue track. (Before you ask, there is no filter that will strip background music out of dialogue.)

You apply FCE's audio filters in the same way that you apply video filters.

FCE has improved the real-time previewing of audio filters considerably, but some audio filters have to be rendered before you can hear the results of your settings adjustment. Lack of real-time feedback can make adjusting audio filters in FCE more challenging. Try the method described here to reduce the lag time between when you adjust an audio filter's setting and when you hear the results. If the filter you're adjusting plays back without rendering, so much the betteryou get to skip the rendering step.

To adjust an audio filter's settings:

Smart Filter Tweaking Tips