Summary

In this chapter, you learned about many advanced features of audio editing in Final Cut Pro, and in future chapters, these skills will be expanded and used with workflows, particularly in Chapter 9, Project Workflows – Pace and Structure. The skills learned included how to modify audio in the browser, understanding the principles of the different levels in the audio meters, and how to evaluate the dB readings for various types of audio. You also learned how to correct various audio issues, including removing background noise, fixing distorted voices and voices with variable volume levels, reducing wind noise and echoes, and removing dialogue fillers. You were given a number of suggestions to make your audio editing easier, as well as being shown some simple filter settings to simplify common correction needs. Finally, you saw how to export specific audio-only files via XML and roles.

If you take just one lesson from this chapter, it is to be aware of the distinction...