Question about going from FCP to the new Soundtrack Pro 2 at DVinfo.net

David Garvin · June 24th, 2007, 07:53 PM

I'm getting ready to do my final mixdown of a project in Final Cut Pro and I have a question about going to the new SoundtrackPro 2.

One of my issues with using the older version of Soundtrack Pro is that when you send an entire sequence to it, it screws up the volume work that is done in FCP. Because Soundtrack links the volume keyframes to the TRACK and not to the CLIP like FCP does, it can create all kinds of havoc.

If you've done a lot of volume work, it can be very frustrating to have to fix it all over again and this is in addition to the other aspects that aren't transferred from FCP to Soundtrack like clip-based effects and filters.

Does the new SoundtrackPro deal with any of these things any differently?

Eric Darling · June 24th, 2007, 09:06 PM

Yes, there's a selectable mode for moving envelope points with clips in Soundtrack Pro 2.

Apple produced a PDF document that highlights the new features. If you use Soundtrack at all, it's worth a read:

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Sou...w_Features.pdf

The information you're asking about is on page 2.

June 24th, 2007, 07:53 PM	#1
David Garvin Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central, OH Posts: 207	Question about going from FCP to the new Soundtrack Pro 2 I'm getting ready to do my final mixdown of a project in Final Cut Pro and I have a question about going to the new SoundtrackPro 2. One of my issues with using the older version of Soundtrack Pro is that when you send an entire sequence to it, it screws up the volume work that is done in FCP. Because Soundtrack links the volume keyframes to the TRACK and not to the CLIP like FCP does, it can create all kinds of havoc. If you've done a lot of volume work, it can be very frustrating to have to fix it all over again and this is in addition to the other aspects that aren't transferred from FCP to Soundtrack like clip-based effects and filters. Does the new SoundtrackPro deal with any of these things any differently?

June 24th, 2007, 09:06 PM	#2
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	Yes, there's a selectable mode for moving envelope points with clips in Soundtrack Pro 2. Apple produced a PDF document that highlights the new features. If you use Soundtrack at all, it's worth a read: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Sou...w_Features.pdf The information you're asking about is on page 2.