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Pan slider: Displays the left-right balance of the sound. Modify the Pan parameter by
dragging the dial, by dragging in the value slider, or by entering a numerical value in the
field. Negative numbers move panning to the left, positive numbers move panning to
the right.
Mute button: Mutes all sound from a selected file. When the icon is inactive, audio from
the file plays back based on the level value.
Solo
Mute
Solo button: Mutes all but the selected audio track. You can solo more than one audio
track to hear the soloed files rather than the entire mix.
Link icon: Disconnects an audio track from its video source. You can unlink video and
audio to retime them separately or to delete the audio track.
Lock icon: Locks an audio track to prevent changes. This column can also include a link
icon when a file has a corresponding video element.
Working in the Audio List
You can customize the Audio list to manage audio assets.
Adding and Removing Audio Files
The Audio list has controls to add files and to remove files from the project.
To add an audio file to the project
Do one of the following:
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Click the Add button (+) in the lower-left corner of the Project pane; then, in the Import
Files dialog, navigate to the file to import, select the file, and click OK.
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With the Audio list active, choose File > Import (or press Command-I); then, in the Import
Files dialog, navigate to an audio file, select the file, and click Import.
The file is added to the project (the Audio and Media lists).
Note: When importing a QuickTime movie that contains multiple audio tracks, select Mix
to Stereo in the Import Files dialog to import the file with a single audio track. Select
Import All Tracks to import the file with individual tracks.
To remove a file from the Audio list
Do one of the following:
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Control-click the file, then choose Delete from the shortcut menu.
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Select the file to remove, then choose Edit > Delete (or press Delete).
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