Itunes in Final Cut Express

So not only am I new to Final Cut - but am new to using a Mac as well. I have to admit that I really do like the Mac!!! Ok - so my question is about importing songs from iTunes into my Final Cut Express project/movie.
I can see in iMovie 08 that it is super easy - so far I haven't quite figured it out for FCE...is it a drag and drop thing, do I have to to it in SoundTrack or what???
anyway - thanks in advance

You are absolutely right.. you do have to render it after dropping it into your timeline!
I didn't even know that you DIDN'T have to do that with AIFF files!! Thanks for telling me!..(You can tell that I'm new to FCE!) it will be much quicker to convert my mp3's to AIFF externally and drag them into FCE than to render!
Thanks!
Steve.

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jpaulholl wrote:
Then I found the original file using finder, and dragged it into Final Cut Express, which did put the file there, and I can hear the audio in the sample player, but when I try to play it in the sequence, this weird beeping happens.
The beeping is relating to audio you have placed into your sequence that doesn't match your sequence settings, therefore needing to be rendered.
Here is an article for iTunes to FCE http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93165 and here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93463 that should aid with addressing your current audio woes.
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With a new Mac and Snow Leopard you probably have iTunes9. Open Preferences, then go to General > Import Settings, then select AIFF and set Custom Settings as 48KHz, 16-bit, stereo. Save the settings. Then in your music library, select the song(s) you want to convert and do Advanced > Create AIFF version. (Note: the format you selected in Import Settings controls what the Advanced > Create menu option does.)

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Thanks Charlie,
Yes the problem was with the protected file.
After posting this I tried importing the tune into I Movie and then selecting File/Share. I Movie forces you to also select a video clip for some reason when working with protected files. Next I selected "Quicktime/Expert settings/Share" - a menu appears then select "Sound to AIFF" and "41.1 kHz 16 bit stereo".
This seemed to do the trick and I appreciate your help but I was trying into to avoid burning a cd for one song.
I purchased this song to use only in a home movie so it seems unfortunate that these files are so protected. People buy music from I tunes rather than download it for free because they are honest so I don't understand why the music industry wants to allienate its customers.
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