westsideassembly
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Q: Why can't I add final cut pro sound effects?

I am wanting to add a sound effect or background music to my video but I can't access it through final cut pro x.  I see the only option I can add music through is iTunes.  It doesn't give me any other folders.  I even tried to drag in the folders from the finder (because these sound are in my computer) but that didn't seem to work. Please help!

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 6, 2014 8:53 AM

by Luis Sequeira1,Solvedanswer
Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1
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A:

Quit FCP X. Open GarageBand. Close GarageBand. Open FCP X.

You may have to repeat it twice, but this method (and a similar with iPhoto if you miss the photos in the browser) has worked for a number of people (myself included).

Posted on Jan 6, 2014 9:03 AM

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Q: Why can't I add final cut pro sound effects?

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  • by Luis Sequeira1,Solvedanswer

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jan 6, 2014 9:03 AM in response to westsideassembly
    Level 6 (12,602 points)
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    Jan 6, 2014 9:03 AM in response to westsideassembly

    Quit FCP X. Open GarageBand. Close GarageBand. Open FCP X.

    You may have to repeat it twice, but this method (and a similar with iPhoto if you miss the photos in the browser) has worked for a number of people (myself included).

  • by Skyking,

    Skyking Skyking Jan 6, 2014 1:11 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1
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    Jan 6, 2014 1:11 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

    This is very frustrating. I have tried them all, Garage BAnd, Logic Pro X, etc. The first time I do it it works great but when I close FCPX and relaunch later, all the sound and sound effects are gone. No matter what I do, I always lose them the next time I relaunch FCPX. I wish Apple would address the issue. Once I complete the project I am working on I'll reset my Prefs and see if that helps.

     

    Sky

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Jan 6, 2014 1:22 PM in response to Skyking
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    Jan 6, 2014 1:22 PM in response to Skyking

    Try this way and see whether the effects are retained.

     

    Russ

  • by Skyking,

    Skyking Skyking Jan 6, 2014 2:48 PM in response to Russ H
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    Jan 6, 2014 2:48 PM in response to Russ H

    I tried that originally but got the same exact effects. Works fine the first time but when I relaunch Final Cut I lose all the sounds and effects again. The only other thing I can think of is to trash all the preferences. BTW, When I upgraded from 10.0.9 I placed that version in a folder as a backup, which a lot of users do so when I downloaded 10.1 it was fresh. I'm wondering if that had something to do with it.

     

    Sky

  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H Jan 6, 2014 3:22 PM in response to Skyking
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    Jan 6, 2014 3:22 PM in response to Skyking

    Skyking wrote:

     

    I'm wondering if that had something to do with it.

     

    I doubt it.

     

    Howvever, in hte category of misery (actially, an annoyance) loves company, I have a similar photo browser issue. It links…until it doesn't.

     

    Russ