Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 847)

Speakers
Speakers (also called audio monitors) are devices that turn an audio signal into sound.
Your computer has built-in speakers, but you can also purchase external audio speakers
for higher-quality monitoring. Most speakers are sold in a stereo pair, but 5.1-channel
surround sound speakers (totaling six speakers) are also becoming common.
Configuring Audio Outputs
Configuring Final Cut Pro to output audio requires two basic steps:
• Stage 1: Choosing an Audio Interface for Output
• Stage 2: Choosing an Audio Output Preset
Stage 1: Choosing an Audio Interface for Output
An audio interface provides hardware outputs for connecting to speakers or external
devices such as video decks. For the purposes of this section, you can consider an audio
interface to be either the built-in audio connectors on your computer or an external
third-party device. For more information about audio interfaces, see
“Connecting
Professional Video and Audio Equipment.”
You can choose an audio interface for playing audio from the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline.
To choose an audio interface to monitor your audio or to output audio to an external
device
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Settings, then click the A/V Devices tab.
Then, click here to
select options for your
audio interface.
First, choose an audio
interface here.
2 Choose an audio interface from the Audio pop-up menu. This interface is used for playing
audio from the Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline.
• Default: This option uses the output device you have selected in the Output pane of
the Sound pane of Mac OS X System Preferences (or in the Audio MIDI Setup utility). If
you want to control the audio output of Final Cut Pro from these locations, choose this
option. This is the default setting for audio output.
• Built-in Audio: This is your computer’s built-in audio interface.
847 Chapter 53 Assigning Output Channels and External Audio Monitors