Audio Output in Final Cut Pro X

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Audio Output in Final Cut Pro X

I have a Mac Pro running Final Cut Pro 10.4.6 connected to a sound craft signature 12 MTK running studio monitors out of the main outs. When I play music out of logic, youtube, iTunes, etc. the music is routed through my mixer and out through my studio monitors, BUT when I play audio through Final Cut, it won't play through my speakers. I've looked everywhere to try to change my audio output, but I can't find anything. The only place that would remotely let me change the audio output is under preferences---> Playback ---> A/V Output. Unfortunately, this is linking Audio and video together, so it only gives me options to choose my monitors. Is there any way to change audio and video separately - To route my audio out of my mixer and my video out of my monitor? Seems kind of silly that they wouldn't create a way to make that happen. Thanks!

Mac Pro, macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 8, 2019 12:03 PM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Apr 12, 2019 7:28 AM in response to GarrettSims

I was NOT talking about "AV Output".

I was talking about regular system audio output.

Are you saying that if you select your mixer in System Preferences->Sound->Output, then FCP X is not playing audio to it? That is very surprising.

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Apr 9, 2019 1:58 AM in response to GarrettSims

It should honor whatever sound output is selected in System Preferences->Sound->Output.

AFAIK there is no separate option in FCP X to route output somewhere else (besides the “AV Output” you already mentioned).

Did you select the desired output in System Preferences?

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Apr 16, 2019 8:45 AM in response to GarrettSims

If you select AV output to some of your HDMI monitors, the sound will go along with it.

That is what is supposed to happen, and I now think that is what Tom was saying all along, and (as usual) he was right.

My take was that you did not (at least at the beginning) want to use AV Output.

If you DON'T use AV output, you should be able to get the audio to play on your mixer, and set the Viewer(s) to show on a monitor of your choice (Window->Show in Secondary Display->Viewers).

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 9, 2019 6:26 AM in response to GarrettSims

Do you use Logic and iTunes to play back movies? Can you split the video and audio? In FCP audio follows video. There is no function to split the two. It could be built in, but then you’d have to include some delay shifting interface.

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Apr 9, 2019 10:02 AM in response to GarrettSims

I don't have a mixer, but I have a few different audio outputs, and in my experience when playing in FCP X the audio does go where I tell it to. Just now I retried it, and I was able to send video to my iMac (in target mode), and the audio to my MBP speakers and to Soundflower.

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Apr 9, 2019 10:58 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

I sometimes connect my mac to my living room tv using HDMI, and I still get to choose the audio output right there from the menu bar.

This is what I have now, on my MBP (the iMac is connected in target mode, and no tv at the moment).

I can play video on the iMac screen, and the audio still comes out of my MBP speakers. The same also works for the tv (though that is not what I usually want, it does work).

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GarrettSims Author

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Apr 9, 2019 9:50 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Yeah I understand what you're saying, but I would think there would be a way for that to happen. For instance, I watch videos off of youtube, and the video plays on my screen while the audio plays through my mixer. iTunes is the same way. When I watch music videos, the audio plays through the mixer, while the video plays on the display.

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GarrettSims Author

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Apr 11, 2019 12:09 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hey Luis! So, I finally got around to trying what you recommended. Unfortunately, it still didn't work. It's the same issue. In fact, the sound craft mixer is checked, but it's not playing out of the mixer. The second pic shows what I was trying to explain. There is only one option for audio output, and it is coupled with video output.

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GarrettSims Author

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Apr 12, 2019 11:38 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Right. That's exactly what I'm saying. The mixer is set as the output in system preferences. Everything else plays sound through the mixer & studio monitors (Youtube, iTunes, Logic, etc.). But, when I attempt to play audio through FCP X, it does not play through my mixer & monitors.

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Apr 12, 2019 2:35 PM in response to GarrettSims

I don’t have an AV output device and will not be able to test for a while. Maybe that is the reason you are not able to send the audio. If you turn out AV output do you still not hear audio from the mixer? Where is the audio coming from?

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 9, 2019 10:47 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Interesting. If I do HDMI out to a monitor the audio goes with it.

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 9, 2019 10:51 AM in response to GarrettSims

Yes, that works if you’re not sending the video anywhere. If you have to send the video out that’s different. Luis has I set up that can so I guess it’s possible.

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