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458Final Cut Pro User Guide
Manage role components in compound clips
You can use role components in compound clips to make changes to an entire role at once.
For example, a typical project has clips with various Dialogue subroles assigned, some
clips with Effects subroles, and perhaps a clip with a Music subrole. If you wrap the entire
project in a compound clip, the resulting compound clip has role components for Dialogue,
Music, and Effects. You can apply volume changes and effects to the role components to
complete your mix.
You can view the roles of clips and components inside a compound clip, but you can’t
assign roles to the compound clip itself.
1. Select a compound clip in the Final Cut Pro browser or timeline.
2. If the inspector isn’t already shown, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button on the right side of the toolbar.
3. Click the Audio button at the top of the inspector.
Tip: Double-click the top bar of the inspector to switch between half-height view
and full-height view.
4. Scroll down to the Audio Configuration section.
Note: You can drag the top edge of the Audio Configuration section to expand it and
reveal all of its contents.
The Audio Configuration section shows the role components in the compound clip. You
can’t change role assignments in this view.