Editing audio from a FCP sequence

I have just finished editing a long sequence in FCP and now want to get rid of a background audio hum in the background of all the clips. What is the easiest way to export all my small audio clips into STP, remove the hum, then re-import into FCP.
I'm totally new to STP and finding the workflow very confusing.
Thanks!

RIght-click on the sequence in the assets window (default is Sequence 1, unless you changed the name) and click on send to>soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project

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No Audio Playback using FCP Sequence

I have a 30 minute video sequence in FCP that I want to finish by editing the audio effects and add music in Soundtrack Pro, which seems like the logical choice of application given the title.
However, after "sending to multi-track project" the sequence to ST Pro, and waiting about 5 minutes for the DV project to "uncompress" the audio, there is no playback of the audio in ST Pro. I can add a music or sound effect and that plays back perfectly, but the voice audio from the DV sequence does not play. The playhead progresses and the video is moving, but it's all Charlie Chaplin ya know...silent movie.
Any ideas?

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No Audio Playback of FCP Sequence

I have a 30 minute video sequence in FCP that I want to finish by editing the audio effects and add music in Soundtrack Pro, which seems like the logical choice of application given the title.
However, after "sending to multi-track project" the sequence to ST Pro, and waiting about 5 minutes for the DV project to "uncompress" the audio, there is no playback of the audio in ST Pro. I can add a music or sound effect and that plays back perfectly, but the voice audio from the DV sequence does not play. The playhead progresses and the video is moving, but it's all Charlie Chaplin ya know...silent movie.
Any ideas?

I've never run a component conflict test is there a tool for that or is this a command in terminal?
There may still be some "tools" around to help with the process but you still have to run playback tests yourself and evaluate the results. The process is quite simple. You just need to "hide" one or more components, open the QT Player, and play a file to see if it is now working correctly. If it isn't, then continue "hiding" additional components. If the file does play correctly, then you have found a conflict and can start "unhiding" components to determine which one (or combination of components) is causing the problem by removing any "problem" components to an external location such as your desktop. Just remember to close the QT Player after each playback test. This is required (or at least used to be required) for the regeneration a new list of components available for use.
I used the term "hide" above since I simply keep a "Disable" folder handy in my Library QT Component folder for just such tests. Placing a component or set of components into the folder temporarily "hides" it from the QT Player when it next generates a list of the components available for use. Specific strategies vary. I sometimes use use a binary tree approach to hide the components (I.e., "hide" half of the components instead of one at a time.) Unfortunately, I don't know exactly how this works with regard to QT X. So, I would likely run such tests in the QT 7 Player. So far, when everything is working correctly in QT 7 Player, QT X seems to be able to play the same file(s) in QT X via the 32-bit switching process.

Editing Audio from Timeline in Another Program

Often, one will want to edit the Audio on the Timeline, in another application, like Adobe Audition. Premiere versions allow for this to be done easily, and with exacting control.
Let's say that one has dozens of edited Clips on the Timeline, and they wish to edit ALL of the Audio. * Editing those individual Clips is easy, but how does one edit them all in one file, which will then replace the original Audio in the Clips?
The best way to accomplish this is to Export, or Share the Timeline as an Audio Only file. This Export/Share will be slightly different, depending on the exact Premiere program, and even on the version of that Premiere Program. Often, the Audio-only Export/Share is from the MS AVI Export/Share screen. One would choose Export Audio, leaving Export Video unchecked. If Multiplexing does not automatically set to "None," choose that now.
For this "round-trip" process, the Audio file format is very important. The ideal choice of Export/Share is PCM/WAV @ 48KHz 16-bit. This will yield an uncompressed Audio file, that almost every Audio editing program will easily handle, and is also the format, that one will want to Export, or Save from the Audio editor, for the second leg of our round-trip.
Import, or Open that resultant PCM/WAV in the Audio editing program, and edit, as is needed. When done, just Export, or Save (depends on the program) that edited Audio as a PCM/WAV @ 48KHz 16-bit. In some Audio editing programs, this will be listed as WAV (Uncompressed). The Sample-Rate and Bit-Depth are important, as the 48KHz and 16-bit are the ideal for any flavor of Premiere, and though Conforming will be necessary for editing, it will be easy on the program, and there will be no issues. Stay away from any compressed Audio formats/CODEC's, like MPEG/MP3. You do not want to throw away precious data at any step. That is why we use PCM/WAV for the Export/Share, and then the Export/Save from the Audio editing program.
When done, just Import that resultant PCM/WAV into Premiere. Wait a moment for all Conforming to complete, and then drag that WAV to the Timeline, on a free Audio Track that matches your WAV's Channel-count, i.e. a 2-channel Audio Track for Stereo, or a 1-channel Audio Track for Mono (these must match in Premiere). For more detail on channel-count and Audio Tracks, see this ARTICLE.
Now comes a personal preference for completing this round-trip. I like to leave my original Audio, just in case I change my mind. Gathering up and Trimming the original Audio can be a tedious task. As I have placed my edited WAV onto an empty Audio Track, I just go to Window>Audio Mixer, and Mute any/all Audio Tracks, containing my original Audio. It's still there, if I ever need it, but is now Muted.
Hope that this helps,
Hunt
* Sometimes we want part of the Timeline's Audio, but that part spans multiple Clips. There is no need to Export/Share the entire Timeline, and then Trim it. Just set the WAB (Work Area Bar) to the part that we do want, and make sure to choose "Work Area" in the Export/Share settings dialog.
Also, and especially when doing just a segment, covered by the WAB, I like to position the CTI (Current Time Indicator) or Playhead (CS 5.5) at the beginning of the WAB, with Snap ON. As I drag my edited WAV to the free Audio Track, it will Snap into place, right at the beginning of the WAB.

There isn't any simply way to where you want to go.
You can export each track separately. Switch off the audibility for all the tracks except one. Export the track. Repeat for each of the tracks in the timeline. Export the video for reference.

Editing Audio from Footage

I want to edit some audio from some video footage. Under the process menu in Sountrack Pro which items should I pay attention for refining the audio qaulity.
The audio basically sounds fine, but I want to make sure it meets industry benchmarks for audio qaulity.
- Anthony

Hey,
Just an alternative suggestion consider moving up to at least Tiger 10.4.3, it increaes the speed on STP by a ton, it goes with a PROAPP-Runtime 3.1, that helped me considerably for taking the time to apply heavy filters like Space Designer.
Basically all you have to do with dialogue is compensate the EQ lacks, where there's a drop in high pitch volume for instance add some high EQ like the AU graphic 10 band, 8khz. You don't need much more than that just remember that dialogue centers between about 4hz and 8khz, so don't worry about anything higher, you can even run a lowpass filter, and use the cutoff at around the highest frequency of dialogue, 8-10khz, to compare for music it would be about 20khz.

Editing Audio from PP CS4 in Soundbooth coming back out of sync.

After cleaning up audio from PP CS4 using the "edit in Soundbooth" option. The audio comes back out of sync. How do I solve this?
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I am sorry for the confusion. When putting the playhead in the middle, the instrumental sounds as if somebody has slid it to the right. No, it does not start early and end late. It (the instrumental) is just at a later part of the song no matter where I put the playhead. For example, I put the playhead at a certain point of the song, and at that point the instrumental is sounding a part of the track located at an earlier location of the song (maybe a second or 2). There is no change in pitch...the instrumental sounds the same...it is just at the wrong location every time I put the playhead anywhere but the beginning of the song.

Edit Audio in Audition - Have sequence update

I've edited a sequence in Premiere. There are several instances from one footage item on the timeline whose audio I wish to enhance in Audition.
So in the Project Panel, right-click Footage-1, Edit In Audition -> Clip. This extracts the file, work on the Footage-1-Extracted.wav, save in Audition, come back to Premiere.
So here's where I'm confused. Now I've got Footage-1 with it's unedited audio and Footage-1-Extracted.wav. Tell me if this is possible: I'd like Premiere to know that all the instances/references to Footage-1 in my sequence should use Footage-1-Extracted.wav.
Merging seems to create just another clip in the Project panel. Editing a sequence in Audition doesn't make sense to me cause I'm not done editing. Thanks!

The problem here is the work flow. Audition just isn't ready yet for the kind of integration we really need in order for it to be truly usable.
Right now, Audition is a destructive editor, which means all the work you do in Audition overwrites the original file. Because of this paradigm, Audition creates those extracted files. Most NLEs work non-destructively, however, only reading the original files, never overwriting them. What we need is for Audition to change its paradigm and becomes a non-destructive tool, using only metadata and either real-time processing or rendered previews for its work, always leaving the original file unaltered.
Put another way, what we need from Audition is the same kind of integration we now enjoy with SpeedGrade. We need Audition to read the Premiere Pro sequence exactly as it is, without the use of 'extracted' files, and whatever work we do in Audition needs to come back over to PP as effects applied to the original clips, not as new audio files. Further and unlike SpeedGrade, we need full editing ability at the clip and sequence level. We need the ability to move audio clips around, lengthen or shorten them, add new clips, add or delete new audio tracks, add or delete the standard PP transitions, etc. And all those changes need to be reflected in PP once we send the project back.
Only then will Audition be truly useful in the suite. Until then, I recommend skipping any Edit in Audition work. If you need to use Audition, do it separately from PP.

Can't Save After Editing Waveform From Multitrack FCP Export

I've exported a multitrack project to Soundtrack Pro from a sequence in Final Cut Pro. I chose destructive editing, which may have been a mistake. I've made extensive changes to the audio, in particular lots of noise reduction.
Now when I try to save certain of the clips it shows it saving and then it gives me the not-too-descriptive message "The document "(filename)" could not be saved."
I can save the project, no problem, but when I try to quit Soundtrack Pro, it tells me I have 4 Soundtrack Pro documents with unsaved changes.
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I edited audio from a clip in logic. when putting both back together in FCE it is out of sync.

Hi there,
i am more of a logic user than a FCE user. so i had a clip recorded at a friends in 720p (1280x720).
the audio codec used was 24-bit integer (little indian), stereo at 44,1k
the video one was: apple openDML JPEG, 1280x720
since i am used to the logic audio environment i decided to edit the audio in logic.
but now when putting it into FCE the clip is shorter than the video clip and starts to run away from the video. after a while its totally desynced.
i tried to edit the audio in logic in a 48k session and 44,1k,. bounced it 24bit and 16 bit and i feel i tried everything that come to my mind but nothing worked.
so right now i am really needy for any kind of idea that might work.
i hope i described the process of what i have been doing sufficiently and have given enough information (FCE 4.0, Logic Pro)
excuse my poor english, i am not used to writing anymore.
i hope someone takes the time and there is a possibility to fix this without editing the audio in FCE.
cheers and thanks in advance

well.... i had some problems when i exported the video and audio toghether. could not get the resolution right. so i changed the sequence settings to apple intermediate codec 720p30.
thing is this seems to work with audio 48k but the source file just got 44,1k.
before grasping the fit to fill feature, i got to check what that means.
thanks a lot for your help already
do i need to export the project in 48k audio maybe before i can use logic the edit the audio?

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I'm running iMovie HD 5.0.2 and iDVD 5.0.1. I've been taking some old programs off my Tivo, editing out commercials and burning them to DVD.
Everything has been running pretty well (though, of course, there are thousands of features of the programs which I'm not using and of which I'm probably unaware), but I recently had a problem that I can't figure out.
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SharonL65 wrote:
I have edited an audio file using Adobe Audition CS6 and the playback sounds fine. I then import the edited file into Articulate'09 and the audio sounds horrible, very tinny and not useable.
I checked - it certainly supports both formats, but you'd have to be a lot more specific about what's wrong, because 'sounds horrible' doesn't convey anything meaningful at all, I'm afraid. And we have no idea of the format you are using - it's very possible that if it's being resampled on the way in by the operating system. If that's the case you have to find out specifically what formats (in terms of bit depth and sample rate) that this software actually supports.
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Dear FCP Pro's
For over 3 years, on hundreds of projects, I have been tediously adding key frames in my time line to make sure audio levels balance between the -18 dB and -12 dB range. My undying question is this: What filter can I use to automatically set the low and high audio parameters? What can I do to tell FCP that I want all audio peaks to be limited at -12 dB and the rest of the "lower volume" audio to be limited at -18 dB? I just want everything to fall in that range AUTOMATICALLY. I spend many tedious hours, I feel in vain, simply because of my lack of audio finalizing know-how. Thanks so much.
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I'm trying to build a DVD project of different musical performances in Final Cut Pro X. The Mac I'm working with crashes every 30 minutes regardless of what I'm doing so, instead of building a monstrous timeline with two hours worth of performances on it (which will never save given the crash issues), I'm trying to build it by each song (4-6 minutes each).
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Had I known iMove would not allow sharing of voice over clips within iMovie I would have recorded my voice-over clips in another application and imported them all as audio-clips. Which certainly defeats the point of the inclusion of voice-over in iMovie.
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