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AUDIO ARTICLES

New ! Review: Euphonix Control Surfaces
Recently, Euphonix invited me to their LA offices to take a look at a suite of new products designed for video and audio editors. -- a series of external control surfaces. Control surfaces have been a fixture in the audio industry for many year, but for video editors, this is a fairly new concept. This article takes a detailed look at each of the four units Euphonix provides, along with thoughts on where they fit into a post-production workflow. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 2, 3)

New ! Replacing Missing Audio Waveforms in Final Cut Pro
Does this happen to you? The audio waveforms don't display in a Final Cut sequence when they should. Hitting option-apple-W simply brings up a series of Xs instead of a waveform. How do you get these back? By reading this article, which explains the problem and what you need to know to fix it. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6, 7.x)

New ! A Method of Decreasing Audio Echoes
One of the hardest emails to read starts: "After years of work, I'm finally ready to submit my project to a festival. All I need to do is get rid of the audio echoes and I'm done." The sad part is that is not a lot that can be done to reduce echoes -- except for the ideas in this article. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x)

New ! Creating Burned-In Timecode for Audio Clips
It's easy to create burned-in timecode for video clips. But what about visible timecode for audio clips? The answer is "maybe," but probably not. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.1x, 6, 7.x)

New ! Separating Stereo Audio Tracks in FCP For Import into STP
When you send a stereo audio pair to Soundtrack, STP treats it as a stereo clip. When you send a dual-channel mono pair to Soundtrack, STP treats them as two separate files. This article describes how to switch from one to the other. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.1x, 6, 7.x)

New ! Fixing Out-of-Sync Sound in a ProRes File
Audio that slowly drifts out of sync is often due to a mismatch between the sample rate at which you shot the video and the sample rate at which you captured the audio. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x)

New ! Stuttery Audio Playback with a MacPro
Stuttery audio generally is a problem with bad preference files. But, on a MacPro, it can be caused by putting your capture card in the wrong slot. This article describes the problem and what you need to do to fix it.  (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.1x, 6, 7.x)

New ! Outputting Mono Audio From Soundtrack Pro
Even though Soundtrack Pro is, at its core, a surround-sound audio editing system, sometimes you just need mono (single-channel) audio out. The only problem is... how? This quick article explains what you need to know. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 1.x, 2.x, 3.x)

New ! Making an Audio Insert Edit in Soundtrack Pro
Soundtrack Pro allows you to easily make an insert edit and keep everything in sync. However, just because it is easy to do, does NOT mean it is easy to find. This article explains what you need to know to make it happen. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 1.x, 2.x, 3.x)

New ! Where Are My Soundtrack Pro Files?
Mixing audio files in Soundtrack Pro is like editing video files in Final Cut Pro -- there are lots and lots of files involved. Which means that if you don't pay attention, things are going to get lost. This article explains what you need to know to keep track of everything. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 1.x, 2.x, 3.x)