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The links don’t bring up any audio files for me.

MORE unexplained phenomena ???

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Virtually EVERY DV camcorder has a FW output.
Some might ALSO have a USB connection.
For FW jacks, check:
All Sony DV.
All Panasonic DV.
All Sharp DV.
All Canon DV
And all recent JVC.
And more brands as well,

I have bough many fine DV camcorders from Pawn Shops of under $150 each… all with FW.

The trick is that most camcorders HIDE the FW jack under an impossible to locate rubber cover.

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How will you PLAY 20 different video sources in perfect sync?

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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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You should not attempt a serious edit by only looking at the computer monitor for judging quality.

FCP is designed to be operated with an external video monitor connected
(through a camcorder is just fine) DURING the edit process.
The external video monitor should have shown you any flickers or “image buzzing” before output.

Try this:
Apply the Video Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur.

Adjust the setting to 0.25 and keep adding “more” (up to 0.75 or even 2.0) as you observe the results.

As images (moving or stills) are more “complex” they can “buzz”on the video screen.
Adding the Gaussian Blur Filter can create an image that looks smoother.

You need to RENDER the effect to view full quality on the external monitor.

In FCP 5 set your video processing to “Best Quality” (It defaults to “Normal”).

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Instead of a “filter” for this, you need running footage or an animation clip.

I just did a Google search for “Stock footage burning fuse” and this is the first thing that popped up:

https://www.fotosearch.com/ATB220/rf224/

There are many more out there.

You’d just key it over your video.

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Select (highlight) every video clip on the timeline and then choose Modify (menu) “Remove Attributes” then select “Filters”.

Remember that if you DO that, you will remove ALL the filters on ALL the clips.

Its always best to make a DUPLICATE of your sequence (timeline) and make your changes on the dupe… just in case.

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If all you have is a MIC and a USB adapter, you’re out of luck.

You need a MIXER.

Plug the mic into the mixer, the mixer into the UBS adapter, monitor with headphones connected to the mixer.

There are some very versatile little mixers that work very well in edit bays that are also affordable.

Mackie (1202, 1402) are the go-to work-horses of the industry in this regard (and I use them daily in several suites).
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=live/search/detail/base_pid/634219/
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=live/search/detail/base_pid/634221/

There are also other mixers available that are about as low-cost as can be found (and they are very fine quality as well!)

The Behringer MXB1002 can mix 5 microphones (!) and/or 4 STEREO line sources, and, if you need it on-location, can operate on three 9v batteries (including phantom power for the mics). It costs… $100. (I own one and its amazing for the money).
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_id/54496

And if you just need a couple of mics and a couple of stereo line sources (AC power only) there’s the Behringer UB802 for just $50 (I own 2 of these. Great value!)
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=live/search/detail/base_pid/631238/

So, for a few dollars spent, you can add lots of versatility to your audio arsenal.

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[Richard Harrington] “Hello?

Close the Loop.”

If you’re going to be on THIS forum, better get used to having “one-sided conversations”. 🙂

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I suggest that you don’t use “Capture Now” on a full tape.

Better results come with shorter (approx. 10 minute) clips, marked and then “Batch Captured”.

This will even be better if there’s a problem with the capture of a clip, as you’d only need to recapture a 10 minute clip rather than a whole tape.