Mute All Sound In Final Cut Pro X?

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Mute All Sound In Final Cut Pro X?

I'm editing but I don't need to hear the audio and I'd rather listen to iTunes. I don't see any way to mute Final Cut Pro X globally. Is this not a feature? I can't adjust the volume or sound of this app independently?

To be clear, I don't want to set all my clips' volumes to 0. I want to keep them at the levels they are, I just don't want to hear them as I edit. Yes, I can adjust the volume of my Mac via the OS but I want to hear the music from iTunes, an app in OS X on the same Mac.

Thank you for your time.

Posted on Dec 29, 2015 9:46 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Dec 29, 2015 9:54 AM in response to Scot Walker

No, you can't.

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Answer 2

Russ H

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Dec 29, 2015 9:58 AM in response to Scot Walker

Select All in the timeline. Modify>Adjust Volume>Silence.

Russ

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Scot Walker Author

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Dec 29, 2015 10:01 AM in response to Russ H

This works. If I select the entire Event and silence the clips using your method, I can edit without hearing any of the sound. Then, when I'm finished, I can select the entire timeline and then use the same menu and select Reset and it puts all the clips back to 0 db.

Thanks!

I'll submit a feature request for an output volume option with mute. I'd put it with the audio meters panel or next to the timecode in the center.

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