Better AUDIO mixing in FCPX no Plugins! (Sound Mix in Final Cut Pro)

[@RafaelLudwig]

I find mixing audio the most tedious part of the process, the people that work professionally with audio are amazing and I am grateful when I work with them.

[@nativitymusic]

THANK YOU! OMG! You Sir are a life saver! I primarily produce music in Ableton and working in FCPX is like working in Logic which i'm not fully versed in. You've basically saved my life. If I were to do a YT video with just music only should i also keep the audio at about -6 or is it okay for it to be at unity at 0? Thanks in advance!!!

[@RafaelLudwig]

@@nativitymusic KZbin best practices is -14 LUFs to have the best dynamic range in the audio for the best listening experience. Below are two links, explaining LUFs and how to meter them in FCPX. I found for most instances -6db is ideal to keep the full dynamic range before YT starts to compress it more and cutting off the high end. That is my experience, many say -12db is better. But I like to boost the loudness a bit and have True Peak not pass -6db. Thanks for watching and the comment! Mastering for YT: www.masteringthemix.com/blogs/learn/76296773-mastering-audio-for-soundcloud-itunes-spotify-and-youtube How to monitor LUFs in FCPX - support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/final-cut-pro-logic-effects/lgex1d0722a3/mac

[@nativitymusic]

@@RafaelLudwig thank you! you are truly a life saver. looking forward to learning more from you channel. have an excellent day!

[@pepeeze]

I didn't know the compound clip keeps separate roles!!! This is genius! Thanks!

[@NenaIram]

Fantastic. 🙏

[@RafaelLudwig]

Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@KarlRock]

I got forced to use FCP for an edit. Man I miss Premiere's Audio Track Mixer. I'm used to Pro Tools, so Premiere's mixer is really easy.

[@RafaelLudwig]

Oh man, I know what you mean, FCP is lacking in the audio mixing department! Thanks for watching and the comment Karl!

[@KarlRock]

@@RafaelLudwig your video helped me get the audio processed. Thanks mate.

[@RafaelLudwig]

@@KarlRock Sweet! Glad I was able to help!

[@shakesnbake]

I've been using FCPX for 10 years and I didn't know you could split out the audio on a compound clip! Thank you!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Nice! Thanks for watching and the comment John!

[@timelinefilmsweddingevents5764]

Thanks and this tutorial helped me for my future work. Good luck. I need to find out how to organise clips in FCP. What happen in my work flow is when I import the clips the frequency is all over. Bridal dressing in between the dancing and the last clips are in the tropics and bottom. I use a Sony A7iv, canon R5C, GoPro and a drone for wedding shoots. Many thanks

[@FerryPrima]

Rafael ! Thank you so much ! I just recently jump into FCPX from Adobe due to client's need and the first guy that pop up in my mind that can help level up my FCPX skills is you ;D The tips on music equalizer is game changer , really ! I will do this for all my background music from now on

[@FerryPrima]

One question here. Is there a way to keyframe the equalizer in FCPX?

[@RafaelLudwig]

Yes you can keyframe the EQ - Open up the Parameters drop down in the audio effects panel in the inspector. Set you first key from for the frequency you want to adjust over time. Then any adjustments you make over the duration of the clip will have key frames. May be I'll make a quick video to show that! Thanks for the question!

[@RafaelLudwig]

You're very welcome! I am planning a least one quick tip video for FCP a week so stay tuned! 😬

[@FerryPrima]

Ahh thanks ! Glad to know it can. Don’t want the music to sound a bit strange there when we raise it in certain moment :D and yes ! surely Will be around , hanging out in your channel :D

[@interwovenstudio]

Wow... thank you. I'm just learning fcp... plus I'm new to editing, but I'm loving it! I spent so much time working on my audio in my last edit... this is going to save me sooooo much time. Thank you!!!

[@RafaelLudwig]

I wish there were better tools within FCP for audio finessing, maybe in the next big update they will add more features! Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@JonSparkman]

So many point I never knew! Thanks for the info.

[@RafaelLudwig]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching and the comment Jon!

[@primarycolorsvideo]

Great tips. HOWEVER. Many of us when working with pro audio create MULTI CLIPS and the audio is not easily accessible from outside the multi clips. How do you recommend we work with sound in multi clips?

[@shakejones]

great video and explanation mate! well done! thanks for sharing!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Thanks for the compliment and for watching!

[@powerpoint162]

Your tutorial was the best! You have explained everything that I needed. Many many thanks! Please keeping making FCPX tutorials!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Fantastic! Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@interwovenstudio]

This is a fantastic tutorial. Thank you. For some reason the noise removal editing option is not showing in my list of audio adjustments. I've searched youtube and google and can't find an answer. Is this because I'm using the latest fcp and there is a new way to do this?

[@interwovenstudio]

It came back... but i don't know what I did?!?

[@Rastendhos]

​@@interwovenstudio There is show/hide option when you mouse over the Audio Enhancements>Audio Analysis>Noise Removal. Took me some time to find it too :)

[@soyomarlr]

Este video me ha hecho el día, gracias por este contenido tan valioso. Saludos desde España 🔝

[@expressivoarts]

Excellent video. Could you please tell me what microphone you use? thank you

[@RafaelLudwig]

For that video (and more of my talking head videos I use the Sennheiser MKE 600 amzn.to/3QvkkIc - it's a general purpose shotgun mic. I've had it for about 6 years. Thanks for watching and the comment Marshall!

[@thethriftyfawn]

Absolutely PHENOMENAL!!! 😊❤👍

[@RafaelLudwig]

Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@TLYRIDER]

I will practice these tips in my upcoming videos. Learned something new today, thanks!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Nolomedia]

That video is great and helped me so much! Thank you!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Sweet! Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@PUUMBA4x4]

Thanks im definitely gonna give this a go

[@ayyobalqasem8857]

very useful can you make more FCPX videos

[@RafaelLudwig]

For sure, I plan on it! Thanks for the comment!

[@robertredfern8001]

Nice vid 👍 What about the Compressor plugin, do you use that?

[@RafaelLudwig]

Yes I do! I did a follow up video a few months ago where I did more of a deep dive on the process. Audio is something I am still trying to master. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6HHnpimgpqSiLc Thanks for watching and the comment Robert!

[@welovechoccy]

This has been Awesome. Thankyou. So many great tips in here! Is there an easy way to get rid of the tinny / echo sound in a hothouse?

[@RafaelLudwig]

Getting rid of tinny / echo sound in post is not something I know how to do well, for me it's more about trying to reduce it in the capture process, sound dampening, sound blankets etc. I know there are plugins that say they work for that, but I've had no success, or the audio ends up sounding muffled.

[@ourlittlegarden5956]

@@RafaelLudwig Thanks Rafael, you're a legend mate. That's exactly what I found. Thanks so much for making this vid. It has been a huge help! Liked, subscribed and will share also today!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Thanks for watching and the compliment!

[@AudioForCreativeMedia]

Very informative. Thanks

[@RafaelLudwig]

So nice of you! Thank you for watching and the compliment Ramil!

[@oleksii.t]

Thanks, great tips!

[@knivesout33]

iMovie has this "Lower volume of other clips" setting that acts like a nice sidechain. I guess Final Cut is missing this option?

[@RafaelLudwig]

iMovie has a bunch of nice little features that would be nice in FCP, not sure why they don't come bundled with it as well, FCP is lacking in the audio editing and mix tools, hopefully they will add a better workflow in the next major release. Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@mgelinfilms7344]

I can't find any choice for "noise removal" in the menu in FCPX...?

[@RafaelLudwig]

in the Audio inspector under Audio Enhancements, there is an Audio Analysis, make sure you click show - it will open up to show loudness, noise removal and hum removal. Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@Brunonw1]

very very helpful ... thank you !!!!!!

[@RafaelLudwig]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and the comment Bruno!

[@heididelatierra-yoga]

Awesome!! Thanks :)

[@RafaelLudwig]

Thanks for watching and the comment!

[@issueoflucas]

great video, thanks for helping me out!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment!

[@markshirley01]

Hi can you color selected clips on a timeline (non audio) I used to be able to do this in Premier. I can color them by making them a title but that's not ideal.

[@RafaelLudwig]

yes you can, you can make new color coded roles for video and audio - and call it what you want with any color - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2lknalipyeqJY here's a quick video on how to. Let me know if this helps. Thanks for the comment!

[@soundofmai]

Nice video! How about audio sample rate? I heard that audio for video should be 48khz..However, I noticed that FCP accepts 96khz and seems to sound ok, but I'm not sure about this.

[@manuelgoicolea7770]

Thank you! Great video and advices. Audio was always a pain in the neck for me. I bought the plugins because I have some reverb issues in some videos. And because your recommendation. Do you still use the “limiter” if you use the accusonus plugins? I think the enhance voice over is super useful. Thanks again for your videos!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Hi Manuel I do use the limiter built into FCPX on my sound mixes. I too am really trying to enhance the overall quality of the audio. I just bought izotope nectar, and am testing it out to see if it can make the process easier. But just like anything, there are no short cuts, and I have to really learn the process and upgrade my skill with audio! Thanks as always for the comment Manuel!

[@manuelgoicolea7770]

@@RafaelLudwig Hi Rafael, I wached the video several times, it is one of the best that I've seen and now I edit sound as you teach us. I'm looking to improve the quality of the recording, do you recommend a zoom H5 or a Tascam recorder? I just seen the Tascam Dr 701-D and looks great. Do you use or recommend gear like that? Thanks again!

[@RafaelLudwig]

@@manuelgoicolea7770 I used to use the Zoom H4, but personally I use a good mic into the camera. With my EOSR I use the Rode VideoMixPLus. I found it a hassle to sync up all the footage with audio for every project. When I do client work I tend to have a pro audio engineer on set feeding the camera, and doing a second record. If you do want off camera audio, look into the Zoom F6 geni.us/NqzzH - it records 32bit float audio - no more clipping! It's like recording RAW video but with audio. Hope this helps. Thank you for the compliments, for watching and commenting Manuel!

[@manuelgoicolea7770]

Rafael Ludwig thank you!

[@benarnoux]

Just learned a lot here! Audio can be very intimidating. I’m gonna try this! Quick question: how do you do your intro? Is it a plug-in? Looks great!

[@RafaelLudwig]

Audio is so important! These are tips and tricks I picked up over the years and combined them here. For the opener I used one of the modules from mTuber2 by motionvfx.com. Thanks for the comment Benjamin!

[@benarnoux]

Rafael Ludwig thanks!! It’s always cool finding new creators on this platform to subscribe to!

[@petermotsekoa7116]

super useful. Danko

[@LightLevity]

thank you:)