Final Cut Pro Audio
by Davib Le Roux
on
May 20, 2008 at 8:51:20 am
I'm having a very strange problem with final cut pro. I record my voice using final cuts voice over utiluty, with a Rhode MKII mic, through the Edirol UA 20. During recording and in Sound Track Pro my Audio Sounds fantastic, but as soon as i take it into FCP it sounds suppressed, almost like it lacking mids and tops. if i take the clip in FCP and say open with editor (sound track pro) it sounds great again. Can anyone help? could it be that i record at 44.1kHz and Edit in FCp at 48khz? please advise.
Re: Final Cut Pro Audio by Matte Blume on May 20, 2008 at 2:11:42 pm
Sounds like it could just be a LEVELS issue.
Volume level has a marked effect how audio "sounds," quality-wise.
Make sure as you monitor FCP, that the levels (not the controls, but how loud it sounds in the room) are the same as from the other sources.
If there is still a difference, post again.
BTW, under the User Preferences (FCP pull-down menu)
How many Real-time Audio Mixing tracks are your pre-sets for?
Is the Audio Playback Quality set to "High?"
Re: Final Cut Pro Audio by Dave LaRonde on May 20, 2008 at 4:07:21 pm
[Davib Le Roux]"i can only record in 44.1khz with the edirol ua20. unless there is a work around?"
Sure is! You can use Quicktime to convert the sample rate, if you wish. I do it all the time. All you need is to do an existing voiceover clip to determine if the sample rate is indeed the culprit.
Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
