FCP sound issues....
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Mono won't capture both of your audio channels (or it may capture them and merge them into one). If you have only used a single mono mic, that doesn't matter, as long as you record the correct channel. If you recorded in stereo (including using the onboard stereo mic) you need to capture in stereo to preserve both channels.
FCP has several different options. eg mono, ch1+ch2, stereo. I just use stereo for most things unless my sound recordist has done clever things with the channels - like recording a tie-clip to the left channel and the Boom Mic to the right to allow more options in post.
FCP has several different options. eg mono, ch1+ch2, stereo. I just use stereo for most things unless my sound recordist has done clever things with the channels - like recording a tie-clip to the left channel and the Boom Mic to the right to allow more options in post.
Hi Macs,
To add to the last response. If you are using Final Cut Pro 5.0, Apple has changed the Clip Settings menu in terms of how you capture mono audio files within Final Cut Pro.
Unless you are capturing in the field with two microphones (internal mic for CH 1, and an external mic for CH2), it is pointless to record two channels within Final Cut Pro.
For one thing, it is a waste of real-estate. Plus, you will be dealing with an extra audio channel that is basically a clone of CH1. In the field, human diallage is MONO. We don't speak in stereo. So these "Stereo" microphones that manufacturers like to promote, is basically a marketing pitch.
It is a little confusing in Final Cut Pro 5.0, because after you de-link the stereo recording icon, and turn off CH2, you will still see an audio level. However, Final Cut Pro will not recording onto that particular channel if you have deselected the green audio speaker icon, even though there is an audio level showing.
It is beneficial to record only one channel of audio (if possible), because you will save real-estate space within your timeline, and Final Cut Pro will automatically center your single channel audio clip so it plays out of both speakers.
To add to the last response. If you are using Final Cut Pro 5.0, Apple has changed the Clip Settings menu in terms of how you capture mono audio files within Final Cut Pro.
Unless you are capturing in the field with two microphones (internal mic for CH 1, and an external mic for CH2), it is pointless to record two channels within Final Cut Pro.
For one thing, it is a waste of real-estate. Plus, you will be dealing with an extra audio channel that is basically a clone of CH1. In the field, human diallage is MONO. We don't speak in stereo. So these "Stereo" microphones that manufacturers like to promote, is basically a marketing pitch.
It is a little confusing in Final Cut Pro 5.0, because after you de-link the stereo recording icon, and turn off CH2, you will still see an audio level. However, Final Cut Pro will not recording onto that particular channel if you have deselected the green audio speaker icon, even though there is an audio level showing.
It is beneficial to record only one channel of audio (if possible), because you will save real-estate space within your timeline, and Final Cut Pro will automatically center your single channel audio clip so it plays out of both speakers.
skinnyboy
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On the other hand, you can record your mono audio into both channels of the DVX, but have the levels set differently.
A friend showed me a handy trick where track 1 is your main input and that's the level you watch, but you turn track 2 down a couple db as a backup in case an actor screams or something and peaks out on track 1.
In digital, once you've peaked, the audio is pretty useless.
It's great to have that second track to clean up any hot points missed during shooting.
Jason
A friend showed me a handy trick where track 1 is your main input and that's the level you watch, but you turn track 2 down a couple db as a backup in case an actor screams or something and peaks out on track 1.
In digital, once you've peaked, the audio is pretty useless.
It's great to have that second track to clean up any hot points missed during shooting.
Jason
Michael T
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One of the biggest reasons to have stereo is if your going to DVD. Wether using IDVD or DVDStudio Pro to produce it you can run into problems having a mono track. Many players can only read audio if it is on the left track and if you happen to place it on the right track oops it dosen't work. Always have a stereo track for DVD even it the right track is blank. Copy mono to both tracks it sounds so much better.
Michael T
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Recording good audio is a must. I work with a client that always has a problem with their audio. They do golf and seem to record to hot much of the time eventhough we have been over it many times with them. They use 3 different anouncers. I just repaired 80 clips that were somewhat cliped, some pretty bad. I have protools which I have used for years and lots of different audio programs of which I have not found anyway to fix cliped audio. I have discovered with Soundtrack Pro I can go into the Edit mode and use reduce noise to remove sounds like gererators with great success. Just as it shows with the demo. What I am excited about is after playing with it for a while trying to fix the clients cliped audio files, I discovered that if I ran my audio through Noise Gate (Effects-Dynamics-NoiseGate) I can fix a fair amount of clipping. I built a custom preset that works pretty well for this problem. Noise Gate when applied will even out the right and left tracks and in doing so cures some pretty bad clipping. Their tracks were recorded sometimes at the same sittings and sometimes at different levels. This is the first way that I have had any luck curing clipping. I hope this helps some of you out.
I can supply the sittings that have worked for me if some of you are interested.
I can supply the sittings that have worked for me if some of you are interested.