Audio

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You didn’t say how the system was set up during CAPTURE, but read the following and see if it applies to you.

The audio is, by default, intentionally MUTED to the Mac’s speaker output during Log and Capture.

So you should normally monitor the audio directly from the camcorder or deck you are using to capture. (It is the preferred method.)

CAUTION:
Many people have reported that noise or “pops” appear in the captured clips if the Mac’s internal audio is left on WHILE capturing… so may want to choose “Off During Capture.”

However, there is a way you can turn ON the Mac’s speaker if you really WANT to:
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In FCP4x and earlier:

Final Cut Pro (menu) > Audio/Video Settings… > Capture Presets (tab)

“Duplicate” the Capture Preset you are now using, when the window opens rename it (I added “MacAudioOn” to the file name).

Click open the “Advanced” button in the Audio section and turn speakers to “ON during Capture.”
The Mac speakers/audio-out will now play Audio during the preview in the Log and Capture window.
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In FCP5x and later:

In the Record Tool:
Clip Settings, near audio buttons, choose: Preview: “ON”
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[Kevin Monahan]

Hmm…that could be one of two things. Check the audio sample settings or your sequence (CMD + 0). They are probably at 48 kHz. Then check your Capture Presets in the Audio Video Settings. They also should be 48 kHz. Finally, check your source and make sure it was recorded at 48 kHz. If it was shot at 32 kHz (which is possible), then change the Capture Preset and the Sequence Settings to 32 kHz.

In other cases, you may just have a corrupt sequence. Make a new sequence (CMD + N) and try that out.
Trashing your preferences is always a good idea when things go wrong.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html

Finally, sometimes when clips are razor bladed and out on a track with no other overlapping audio, I’ve heard pops. A 2 frame audio cross dissolve solves the problem in a pinch.

Hope that helps you.

Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
fcpworld.com