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279Final Cut Pro User Guide
Manually adjust or slip a synced clip
You may need to adjust a synced clip (by slipping the sync, for example). You can do this
by opening the contents of the synced clip in the timeline.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select the clip in the browser or the timeline.
2. Choose Clip > Open Clip.
The timeline displays the contents of the clip.
3. Make adjustments to the contents of the synced clip.
The contents of a synced clip include a clip in the primary storyline and one or more
connected clips. You can adjust or slip the sync by dragging the connected clips left or
right to change the points at which they connect to the clip in the primary storyline. See
Connect clips in Final Cut Pro.
4. When you’re done, click the left arrow in the upper-left corner of the timeline to save
your changes and close the contents of the synced clip.
Tip: To easily view all synced clips, you can create a Smart Collection that uses the
Type search category set to Synchronized as one of the search criteria. See Create Smart
Collections in Final Cut Pro.
If your synced clip contains audio channels that aren’t being used, you can turn them off.
See
Configure audio channels in Final Cut Pro.
Match audio in Final Cut Pro
The Match Audio function uses equalization (EQ) to let you match a selected clip’s sound
to that of another clip. This is particularly useful when you have multiple audio clips
recorded in different environments but want the clips to sound similar.
Match audio
1. In the Final Cut Pro timeline, select the clip or clips whose audio you want to match to
that of another clip.
Note: For clips with multiple components (such as dual mono clips, compound clips,
multicam clips, and synced clips), make this selection at the component level. See Show
expanded audio components.
2. Do one of the following:
• Choose Modify > Match Audio (or press Shift-Command-M).
• Click the Equalization pop-up menu in the Audio Enhancements section of the Audio
inspector and choose Match.
• Click the Enhancements pop-up menu below the viewer and choose Match Audio.
3. Click to select the clip whose sound you want to match.
4. Click Apply Match.
After you match a clip, you can adjust settings in the Audio Enhancements section of the
Audio inspector.