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In working with the Voice Over tool, and trying to get my levels right, a few questions came up:
1. Do the settings in Apple Pref > Sound > Input need to be checked/verified each time a recording is made? (They seem to be reverting to some default setting on my system between recordings.)
2. How do the "Input volume" and "Input level" in Apple Pref > Sound > Input affect the "Level" in the "Input" section of the Voice Over Tool, and FCE's general "Floating Audio Meter"?
3. What's the relationship between the "Level" meter bar in the Voice Over Tool Bench and FCE's general Floating Audo Meter?
4. In the Voice Over Tool under "Headphones": How does headphone volume/db affect overall levels/mix?
*Thanks for helping me get a consolidated view on how these elements interact.*

Well...
if you make sure scrubbing is on, that would help.
You can also turn on the waveforms in the timeline tracks.
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