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How Do I Change Default Audio Tracks?
We just upgraded from FCS 1 to FCS 2. And, at the same time we upgraded from Kona II le cards to Kona IIIs. Here’s the problem: we work almost exclusively with digital-based video formats where the audio is encoded into the video signal. Something with this new set-up appears to be causing FCP to “assume” that there are 16 audio channels coming into the project (I’m guessing because the Kona set-up offers “16 channel embedded audio” as the only embedded format). Worse, there doesn’t appear to be any way to tell FCP to change the default. In fact, the only apparent way to change the number of tracks being ingested is to go in and manually turn off all 14 of the unwanted audio tracks each time you open the log & capture window. It gets to be VERY time consuming. There’s got to be an easier way of resetting the default tracks.
Anybody have any ideas?
Tim Walton
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3 Replies
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In the log and capture window, check the clip settings tab. IN there you will see a video and audio section. In the audio section, select the little green balls so that they are dim on the tracks you do not want to hear, conversely leave on the tracks that you do want to hear.
Jeremy
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Thanks for the speedy response, Jeremy.
I knew about the little green balls. But what I guess I was asking was if there was a way to create a set-up with the additional audio channes always turned off, as opposed to manually going in and turning them off all the time (well, not ALL the time, just after I’ve trashed the prefs or crashed)?
Tim Walton
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Well, you can get FCP Rescue (it’s free) that will save a copy of your prefs, so if you need to restore them after a crash, Run FCP rescue and you are back to your original ‘good’ set of prefs.
https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
There’s also FCP Attic that stores a bit more info:
Jeremy
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