Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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Remove a clip effect
After you apply an audio effect to a clip, you can remove the effect from the clip in the Audio 
inspector or the Audio Animation Editor.
 1 Select the clip with the effect in the Timeline.
 2 Do one of the following:
 •In the Effects section of the Audio inspector, select the effect and press Delete.
 •In the Audio Animation Editor, select the effect and press Delete.
Change the order of effects
After you apply audio effects to a clip, you can change the...

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 •If you made any keyframe adjustments to the source clip: Choose either Maintain Timing or 
Stretch to Fit from the Keyframes pop-up menu. If you choose Stretch to Fit, Final Cut Pro 
adjusts the keyframes in time to match the duration of the destination clip.
 4 Click Paste.
For more information about using the Logic Effects that are included with Final Cut Pro, see the 
Final Cut Pro X Logic Effects Reference at http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro-logiceffects/mac .
Adjust...

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 3 To see an effect’s parameters, do one of the following:
 •Click the Controls button (to the right of the effect’s name) to show a larger window with 
advanced controls.
 •Click the disclosure triangle next to Parameters to show controls in the Audio inspector.
Tip:  You can adjust effects over time using keyframes in the Audio inspector or in the Audio 
Animation Editor.
 4 Select effect parameters and adjust their settings as needed. You can preview your adjustments 
by...

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 3 To see an effect’s parameters, do one of the following:
 •Click the Controls button (to the right of the effect’s name) to show a larger window with 
advanced controls.
 •Click the disclosure triangle next to Parameters to show controls in the Audio inspector.
 4 Select effect parameters and adjust their settings as needed. You can preview your adjustments 
by using the skimmer or playing the clip in the Timeline.
When you adjust a preset’s parameters, the Preset pop-up...

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 2 Choose Reveal User Presets in Finder from the Preset pop-up menu.
 3 Select the preset or presets you want to delete in the Finder window, and drag them to the Trash.
After a custom preset has been deleted, it no longer appears in the Preset pop-up menu.
Adjust audio effects using keyframes
With Final Cut Pro, you can use keyframes to create simple changes to audio over time, such as 
fading the volume or an effect in or out in the middle of a clip.
You place keyframes at...

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Some effects have more than one parameter and allow you to add keyframes to individual 
parameters separately. They appear in the Audio Animation Editor with a triangle next to the 
effect’s name or in the Audio inspector as additional parameter controls.
 2 Select the effect for which you want to add keyframes in either the Audio Animation Editor or 
the Effects section of the Audio inspector.
 3 Do one of the following:
 •To see expanded parameters in the Audio Animation...

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 •In the Audio inspector: Position the playhead in the Timeline at the point where you want to 
add a keyframe, and click the Keyframe button (or press Option-K).
Keyframe button
Once you add a keyframe, the Keyframe button changes to yellow, indicating that the 
playhead currently sits on this keyframe.
When you move the playhead in the Timeline, arrows appear next to the Keyframe button 
in the Audio inspector to indicate which side of the playhead has keyframes. To go to...

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 3 In the Timeline, do one of the following:
 •If you’re adjusting volume only: Choose Range Selection from the Tools pop-up menu in the 
toolbar (or press R).
The pointer changes to the Range Selection tool icon . 
 •If you’re adjusting an effect in the Audio Animation Editor: Choose either Select or Range Selection 
from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press A for Select, or R for Range Selection).
 4 Drag across the area where you want to adjust the volume or...

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Keyframes are automatically created along the adjustment points within the range.
Adjust keyframes in the Audio Animation Editor
You can move keyframes left or right in the Audio Animation Editor. If an effect appears with a 
disclosure button, you can expand the effect view and move keyframes up or down to change 
the parameter value.
 1 Select a keyframe.
 2 Do one of the following:
 •To change its position in time, drag a keyframe left or right.
As you drag, the timecode...

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To add another keyframe, Option-click (or press Option-K) at a point on the effect control 
where you want to add the keyframe. To add a keyframe and change the effect’s parameter 
value at the same time, Option-click while dragging the effect control up or down.
Adjust keyframes in the Audio inspector
For many effects, you adjust the parameter value of individual keyframes using the 
Audio inspector.
 1 Select a keyframe or position the playhead on a keyframe, and adjust the...