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1187Motion User Guide
Edit audio
Intro to audio editing in Motion
There are multiple ways to edit audio in your project. You can:
• Adjust audio in Motion using controls in the Audio list
• Cut, copy, paste, and delete audio in Motion in the Audio list
• Slip, slide, and trim audio in Motion
• Use markers with audio in Motion to help synchronize visual and audio events
• Make advanced audio adjustments, controlling the Output audio track, setting output
channels, keyframing level and pan effects, and syncing audio and video tracks
• Retime audio in Motion tracks in your project, speeding them up, slowing them down, or
playing them at a different speed
Adjust audio in Motion
When you add an audio file to your project, Motion creates one or more audio tracks for the
file. In the Audio list of the Project pane, you can turn audio tracks on and off, select tracks,
mute and solo tracks, and control their volume and pan settings:
Important: Changes you make to an audio track, such as renaming or trimming it, do not
affect the source audio file.
Adjust audio tracks
In Motion, do any of the following:
• Select an audio track: In the Audio list or Audio Timeline, click in the row containing the
audio track’s name and controls. Selected tracks are highlighted. Shift-click to select
multiple tracks.
• Turn an audio track on or off: In the Audio list or Audio Timeline, click the activation
checkbox on the left side of the audio track row. Deselecting an audio track’s checkbox
removes the track from the audio mix.
• Rename a track: In the Audio list or Audio Timeline, double-click a track’s name, then
enter a new name.
• Adjust a track’s audio volume: In the Audio list, the track’s HUD, or the Audio Track
Inspector, drag the Level slider. You can also change the parameter numerically in the
Audio Track Inspector using the value slider to the right of the Level slider.