How do I record voice on Final Cut Pro

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How do I record voice on Final Cut Pro

Hi everyone. I have a question. How do I record audio from a microphone plugged to my mac on the FCP. And in case I decide to use Soundtrack which settings do I have to put to then pass this audio to a FCP project done with Apple Pro Res 422.

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Eugenia

Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Oct 11, 2009 3:13 AM

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Answer 1

Andy Mees

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Oct 11, 2009 3:49 AM in response to eugeniaMac

in FCP, check out Tools menu > Voice Over
if not using FCP then bear in mind that its preferred format is 48 kHz aiff

best
Andy

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Answer 2

Oct 12, 2009 3:39 PM in response to eugeniaMac

eugeniaMac,

A few months ago I spent a lot of time trying to record a voice over.

Used Sound track and voice over in FCS.

Voice over is more simple but to ensure plenty of volume you must have a microphone with an USB connection.

I use a Logitech microphone.

Michael Craven.

PS you can read the story of my requests in the archives.

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eugeniaMac Author

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Oct 16, 2009 7:32 AM in response to michael craven1

Hi. I cant register the audio either FCP voice over or Soundtrack. I have a proffesional microphone Shure beta 87a that has a miniplug adaptor that I connected to the entrance for the microphone of the Mac but it doesnt work at all. Do you know what do I have to do to make ir work???.

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Eugenia

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Answer 4

Tom T.

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Oct 16, 2009 7:52 AM in response to eugeniaMac

Do you have "Line In" selected in the Sound preference panel?

Click on the  in the Menu Bar, scroll down to System Preferences..., select "Sound." When that window opens, select Input, and then make sure Line In is selected.

Also, make sure the Input Volume is not all the way to the left. It should set about mid-range.

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Answer 5

Oct 16, 2009 7:59 AM in response to Tom T.

I have found that you need a mike pre-amp in order to raise the mike's level to an acceptable "line-in" level.

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Answer 6

Oct 16, 2009 1:45 PM in response to eugeniaMac

eugeniaMac,

Try a cheap USB connected mike.

Amplifiers are expensive.

Select the correct setting in Preferences.

Michael.

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Answer 7

Oct 16, 2009 3:55 PM in response to michael craven1

EugeniaMac:

For high quality production work, and with a professional mike in hand I think that it would be better to preamp the mike and use the “line-in” function rather than use a cheap USB mike.

FYI: www.zzounds.com/item--ART127 - $48;

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Nady-DMP2-Dual-Mic-PreAmp-?sku=1801 56 - $69.99;

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-MII-ABO-LIST - $59;

http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHMIC100 - $29.95.

Whatever, good luck.

Ken

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Answer 8

Oct 17, 2009 2:01 AM in response to eugeniaMac

While a USB adapter or a USB mic is a good idea, if you're in a pinch and have a DV camera with mic input around, you can get away with it. Connect the mic to the camera, put the camera in "Camera" mode, connect the camera to the Mac, and use FCP's Voice Over to record DV Audio. If you have an HDV camera, flick it into DV mode for this. Don't forget to disable any "auto-off" feature of the camera and eject the tape.

However you record, clean up the audio for at least a light Noise Reduction and probably a Noise Gate in Soundtrack Pro.

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