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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 order in which they appear in the 
Audio inspector or the Audio Animation Editor.
 1 In the Timeline, select a clip for which you’ve added effects.
 2 Do one of the following:
 •In the Effects section of the Audio inspector, drag an effect up or down.
 •In the Audio Animation Editor, drag an effect up or down.
Copy all of a clip’s effects to another clip
You can copy effects and their settings from one clip to another. This can be especially useful if 
you’ve made adjustments to effects in a clip that you want to preserve and use with other clips. 
 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Edit > C opy (or press Command-C).
 2 Select the clip or clips to which you want to apply the effects, and choose Edit > P aste Effects (or 
press Option-Command-V ).
If a clip has more than one effect applied to it, all of the effects and their settings are applied to 
the other clip.
Copy selected clip attributes to another clip
You can copy a clip’s audio attributes, such as settings and effects, from one clip to another. 
For example, you can copy pan settings, or any effects you’ve added to a clip, including any 
keyframe adjustments.
This feature lets you select which clip attributes you want to apply.
 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C).
 2 Select the clip or clips to which you want to apply the attributes, and choose Edit > P aste 
Attributes (or press Shift-Command-V ).
 3 Do any of the following:
 •To apply all audio attributes from the source clip: Select the Audio Attributes checkbox.
 •To apply individual attributes: Select the checkbox or checkboxes for each attribute you want 
to apply.
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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 audio effects
You can adjust an effect’s parameters using controls in the Audio inspector or the effect’s window.
If you’re using Audio Units effects or Logic Effects, you can show an expanded interface by 
opening the effect’s window.
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 an audio effect
 1 In the Timeline, select the clip with the effect you want to adjust.
 2 Locate the effect in the Effects section of the Audio inspector.
Controls button
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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 using the skimmer or playing the clip in the Timeline.
To return the effect’s values to their default settings, click the effect’s Reset button 
.
Use effect presets
Many Audio Units and Logic effects include built-in presets that are tailored for specific settings 
or environments, such as reverb presets that simulate the acoustics of a small room or a large 
cathedral. Presets make it easy to preview and apply effects quickly.
 1 Locate the effect in the Effects section of the Audio inspector.
 2 Choose a preset from the Preset pop-up menu.
You can preview your presets by using the skimmer or playing the clip in the Timeline.
To return the effect to its default settings, choose Default from the Preset pop-up menu.
Edit and save custom presets
You can edit preset parameters by adjusting the effect’s controls. If you want to keep your 
changes, you can save them as as a custom preset.
 1 Locate the effect in the Effects section of the Audio inspector.
 2 Choose a preset from the Preset pop-up menu.
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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 menu indicates that the preset has 
been edited.
Edited preset
 5 To save an edited preset, choose Save Preset from the Preset pop-up menu, and type a name for 
the new preset.
Saved presets appear in the Preset pop-up menu.
To return the effect to its default settings, choose Default from the Preset pop-up menu.
Delete custom presets
 1 Locate the effect in the Effects section of the Audio inspector.
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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 specific points in a clip to change the parameter value of an audio 
enhancement or effect at those points. For example, you can keyframe specific points for volume 
or for an effect such as reverb or distortion.
You can set keyframes to adjust a clip’s volume directly in the Timeline or in the Audio 
inspector. To see keyframes in the Timeline for all other effects, you need to display the Audio 
Animation Editor.
For information about keyframes for video clips, see Adjust video effects using keyframes
 on 
page 259.
Add keyframes to a clip
 1 Do one of the following:
 •Select the clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Show Audio Animation (or press Control-A).
 •Control-click the clip in the Timeline, and choose Show Audio Animation from the shortcut menu. 
If you’re adding keyframes for volume adjustment only, go to step 4.
Each effect in the Audio Animation Editor has a separate area for adding keyframes.
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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 Editor: Click the triangle to choose an 
individual parameter from the pop-up menu, or choose All to see all keyframes.
 •To see expanded parameters in the Audio inspector: Click the disclosure triangle next to 
Parameters for the effect.
 4 Do one of the following for each effect parameter:
 •In the Audio Animation Editor (or the audio clip for volume only): Option-click (or press Option-K) 
at a point on the horizontal effect control where you want to add a keyframe.
Keyframes for volume adjustment appear as white diamonds.
Keyframe marking where a change 
in volume level occurred
For effects with more than one parameter, keyframes for the selected parameter appear as 
white diamonds, while keyframes for other parameters appear gray.
Keyframes appear as white diamonds for all parameters when you choose All from the effect 
pop-up menu. Double diamonds indicate that you added a keyframe for more than one 
parameter at that point.
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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 the 
previous keyframe, click the left arrow or press Option-Semicolon (;). To go to the next 
keyframe, click the right arrow or press Option-Apostrophe (‘).
Click an arrow to go to the 
previous or next keyframe.
 5 Add keyframes as needed.
Tip:  After you’ve added one keyframe, you can add another automatically by moving the 
playhead in the Timeline and then adjusting the effect parameter (or the Volume slider when 
keyframing volume) in the Audio inspector.
Add keyframes automatically across a selected area
For volume adjustments to a clip in the Timeline, you can use the Range Selection tool to add 
keyframes automatically across a selected range.
If an effect appears in the Audio Animation Editor with a disclosure button, you can use either 
the Select or Range Selection tool to add keyframes across a selected area.
 1 Do one of the following:
 •Select the clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Show Audio Animation (or press Control-A).
 •Control-click the clip in the Timeline, and choose Show Audio Animation from the shortcut menu. 
If you’re adding keyframes for volume adjustment only, go to step 3.
 2 Select an effect, and click the disclosure button to expand it in the Audio Animation Editor.
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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 effect.
 5 Adjust the volume or effect within the range by dragging the effect’s horizontal control up or down.
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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 value appears.
 •If an effect appears with a disclosure button, click the button (or double-click the effect) to 
expand the effect view.
Disclosure button
With the effect view expanded, you can drag the keyframe up or down to change the effect’s 
parameter value.
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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 parameter value in the 
Audio inspector.
 2 To change the value at the next keyframe, go to the next keyframe and adjust the value again.
Adjust all keyframes at once in the Audio Animation Editor
 m Hold down the Command and Option keys, and drag either a keyframe or the effect control up 
or down.
All keyframes are adjusted by the same amount, preserving the original shape created by any 
keyframe adjustments. 
However if you “flatten” the curve by dragging all the way to the top or bottom of the graph, the 
keyframe values remain in that flattened state, with all keyframes sharing the same value.
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View only one effect at a time in the Audio Animation Editor
You can collapse the Audio Animation Editor to view only one effect at a time. This can be useful 
if you have multiple effects applied to a clip and want to preserve screen space.
 1 Choose Clip > S olo Animation (or press Control-Shift-V ).
 2 In the Audio Animation Editor, click the triangle next to the displayed effect’s name to choose an 
effect from the pop-up menu.
Note:  When Solo Animation is turned on, you can’t delete effects from the Audio 
Animation Editor.
To turn off Solo Animation, choose Clip > Solo Animation (or press Control-Shift-V ).
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