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How to lose unwanted audio tracks
Hello,
I am a shooter. Occasionally, under protest, I have to cut my material on the field. Sometimes, I have to do it really fast. And that’s where I am dealing with the issue like that:
My camera, SONY FS7 records 8 channels of audio. I only need first 2. Now, every clip imported into FCP7 has 8 channels. So, i have to place them onto the timeline, unsync them, delete unwanted tracks, sync them again. It slows down the process tremendously. I know there’s a way to lose all unwanted audio tracks in the editor window. Or possibly even while importing. Please, help.
Thanks,
VicStudio 7NY
G5 Dual 2 Ghz, Leopard, FCP Studio 2, Blackmagic HD, ATTO UL4D, MOTU V3HD -
4 Replies
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User prefs, timeline options, look to the right hand side and pick the default number of audio tracks you want.
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Do you use Log and Transfer to bring in the footage? In the audio tab of that you can tell FCP to only import the tracks you want.
Shane
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what Shane says
OR,
if you really want to get rid of those empty tracks for good from the master file
use an app called QTChange
https://www.videotoolshed.com/product/42/qtchange“i have to place them onto the timeline, unsync them, delete unwanted tracks, sync them again. It slows down the process tremendously”
there is a quicker way:
lock the picture,
lock the 1st 2 audio tracks,
select all, delete.then…
copy all in the timeline
delete the original clips from the browser,
copy the 2tk clips into a new bin.
now you have 2tk master clips, and match framing should bring up the 2tk version.nick
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Thank you, all. I am importing XDCAM files. So, someone suggested in preferences to check “Import only 1/2. that’s exactly what i needed. Thank you for your help!
Studio 7NY
G5 Dual 2 Ghz, Leopard, FCP Studio 2, Blackmagic HD, ATTO UL4D, MOTU V3HD
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