Assign a different (sub)role to each audio channel

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Fabien Daguerre] “I mean assigning it directly in the events browser or in the inspector, before editing, to all of the clips in the same time.”

In the browser, you can show the Roles column and assign them there before editing.

[Fabien Daguerre]

Yes, but not a different role for each audio track… That’s what I’m looking for.

[Jeremy Garchow]

I see. You’d have to break them apart in the timeline.

[T. Payton]

It looks like you don’t have to break them apart if the clip audio intelf is assigned to dual mono (or other mono format) in the inspector. Then the audio tracks will be broken apart automatically and from there you can assign each audio track a different roll.

I just did it and it works well. Great idea BTW, I can see lots of uses for this. Can’t wait for FCP X to get a real mixer where roles become channels in the mixer. Then we can gave some very good control over audio.

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque

[Jeremy Garchow]

Thanks, Timothy.

[Timothy Payton] “Then the audio tracks will be broken apart automatically and from there you can assign each audio track a different roll.”

Can you explain broken apart automatically? You mean when you expand clips in the primary?

[Fabien Daguerre]

It’s a role the role should play IMHO.
But indeed I don’t see a way to do this to a cluster of clips, directly in the inspector.
You can break apart some clips in the timeline, but then lose the benefit of grouped audio/video.
And with differents roles to each channel, you could mute or solo all your HF track without even expanding or breaking apart the audio, even without selecting the clips.
You also can do “open in timeline” to clips, BUT one by one.
But there should be a way, in the inspector, like we can disable CH1 or CH2, to assign a specific role to one channel only, and another to the other channel.
Sorry for bad English…

[Jeremy Garchow]

Your English is great. I think you should send this right to Apple feedback:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html

Jeremy

[Fabien Daguerre]

Already done 😉
Thx

[T. Payton]

See if this makes sense:

I’ve selected a clip. Notice in the inspecter the roles under info:

Now on the same clip under audio it is set to stereo and opening that clip in the timeline there is one stereo track:

Selecting the clip again in the even browser and changing to dual mono, the timeline now shows two audio tracks:

BTW. I didn’t close the timeline it just automatically expanded:

Now in the timeline select your tracks and in the info window assign the role:

Now in the Event Browser or the info window you can see the multiple audio roles:

So now just use the clip normally and edit away with multiple roles.

Roles are VERY powerful.

Enjoy!

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque