Mixing Audio in FCPX - Mix In 5 Minutes!! Quick & Dirty Tips, Tricks & Tutorials

Use this trick and save yourself hours mixing audio on your daily vlogs. Daily vlogs need to happen fast, but they also need to be awesome - use this trick to save yourself time and still get great results. Mixing audio in FCPX has never been easier. Here We Go. What other stuff do you want me to teach you (probably best that you watch my vlogs so you know what I can do and what I can't lol.
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[@SethUmbenhauer46]

If you are having trouble clicking and dragging to adjust audio levels, you can hold command while you're dragging. It makes it way less sensitive.

[@RCodyWanner]

REALLY!?!?

[@RCodyWanner]

You’ve just changed my life

[@SethUmbenhauer46]

R Cody Wanner haha great!

[@becauseofjohan7640]

Eternally grateful for that tip

[@PeteHager]

🤯 you made my day man!

[@stanley6464]

Hi Cody, just wanted to say that I was blown away by Casey's videos in 2016, same with Peter's videos in 2017, but it's YOU in august 2018 who convinced me to buy a camera to start a new KZbin channel. Thank you for being you.

[@JeremyKruis]

Quick and dirty Tuesday!

[@brianterranova8057]

Awesome. Something I've never really looked in to improving on in FCPX. Thanks for being awesome Cody and starting to do FCPX tutorials. Great stuff! Looking forward to more Vlogs!!!

[@cre8r61]

Man - what a time saver right there and I was looking for a way to save time for the vlogtober challenge. You've literally given me back an hour. Thumbs up to you sir! Thanks Cody!

[@BrianVlasich]

Awesome tutorial...the lingo is a little different but you could easily translate the same principals to Premiere! You’re an uploading machine today!!!✌️👊🔥

[@Alex_Ochoa]

This is awesome cody! Im gonna try this with my vlogs! I use a lot of music throughout my vlogs as well so it definitely will help!

[@caverk99]

That is awesome! You just saved me so much time in my FCPX editing process!!! Thanks man!!!

[@BrunoCyr]

Oh that was useful, I’ve been using fcp for years and that was super useful, keep those tutorials coming !

[@KierandNoemie]

Incredibly helpful. Thanks man!

[@Saylerjesse]

im so glad you know what a limiter is. so so proud.

[@RCodyWanner]

I can’t tell if you’re making fun of me or serious haha

[@otakulensphotography]

Bro I’m digging this! It actually helps even some of the veteran FCPX users! I used this in my last video and it was quick and fixed my peaking in 5 minutes! Stay frosty bro!

[@itshomelife]

Love the this! I was just banging my head on how to do this the other day. Thanks Cody!

[@SamuelRiveraFilms]

great tutorial! this one helped me out BIG time on an edit I'm working on! thank you!

[@cwTheDrummist]

I dig it! You’re a good teacher, my friend!

[@robdtoys]

Cody, this was awesome! I loved watching your tutorial! Need more of this!

[@DanniL]

😱 You just saved me a ridiculous amount of time. I’ve apparently been doing things the long way 😅 Thank you!!

[@PaulMDillon]

This is gold!!! Before this video I use to do another way that was like double the amount of time it took you! Thanks for sharing your tips. This new segment is dope 👊

[@schinbeindrumco]

I've been doing this is bit differently lately. I usually have three different "channels" of Audio; Music, Dialog, and Sound Effects (mostly tool noise and ambient sound that would be weird if not there). I Assign everything appropriate roles, then compound out every role so I can simply reduce the music, boost the dialog and leave the Audio FX in one go. I find when I then compound out the entire track at the end, the dialogue's on top, the FX are in the middle, and the music is in the BG (where it usually should be). Thanks for this vid, it's helped me out heaps on both of my channels.

[@RCodyWanner]

love that!!

[@fabien_b]

love the concept ! FYI the option you're wishing for does exist on Premiere, it allows you to simply define music and speaking parts and then Premiere can auto-generate key frames to get the volume down whenever you speak. It's called "auto ducking" I believe, I believe there might be something similar on FCPX too

[@shaunwilkens]

I watch this video every time I edit. Thanks!

[@RCodyWanner]

Thank you dude!!!!

[@guillemta]

Yeah, I love this Quick&Dirty! I'm in full-on. Let's get this thing ;D Thank you, Cody.

[@KyleHueymedia]

Dude. You’re KILLING IT!

[@paniko9556]

#FCPX POWA! Well done Cody!

[@UnusualAttitudes]

Boom! Super valuable content, Cody. Thanks for the tip(s)!

[@raulgolfs]

Totally amped for more of these tutorials!

[@raulgolfs]

literally using this video again for my next vlog and budget video! haha love huge help Cody!

[@LeeMurrayKing]

OMG Cody, you just blew my mind with this, I used to spend ages doing the old cut audio track out etc

[@RCodyWanner]

that's what I like to hear!!

[@BK42Cycles]

Very good tutorial Cody! It is very nice to see how people edit :)

[@1dude2cats]

Thank you so much! This is exaclty what I've been wanting for an audio guide.

[@MikeDancy]

Dude.. I need more of these. That was super informative.. Thanks!

[@TomJoeSHOW]

This was awesome thanks so much for the useful tips! This is going to really up my workflow

[@EricWen]

Quick and dirty and awesome! Very sneaky tricks in there. Thank you!

[@martincabrerajr]

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks, Cody!

[@SamCohan]

Digging the tutorial dude!! I was hoping you’d start doing these. 🤙

[@MattGlynn]

I still keep coming back to this video for reference, such a great tutorial. Im nearly at 100 subscribers and this tutorial really helped improved my videos Cheers Cody!!

[@JettGunther]

This was extremely useful and time-saving. Thank you so so much!

[@JamieMcEwanOfficial]

Good work on the tutorial format, Cody! I don't even use FCPX and I'm enjoying this.

[@AshleyMurphyArt]

Jamie McEwan there you go!!! Enjoyed it anyway!!!

[@RCodyWanner]

Hahaha yessss!!

[@TheRealMeowMeowShow]

Wow nice! I def will try this in my next vlog I usually go through every clip and adjust the volume but this is an awesome tip!

[@NathanFryMicronesia]

Awesome, I really enjoyed this one. Definitely learned some new tricks.

[@USNERDOC]

That was cool! I have been a subscriber but just realized I hadn’t smashed the bell icon ... done 👍🏻 I enjoy your energy and passion. Get it done 👊🏻

[@RCodyWanner]

Thanks so much!!

[@ThatModernDude]

Similar to how I operate but didn't know how to do the range technique... Love it... The 1200hz tip is killer. 👌

[@waynewrz]

Great process man.

[@DiogoCaramujo]

This is such a good help man. 💪🏼 🤟

[@RCodyWanner]

Good diogo!! Thank you!

[@CJamesPhoto]

Really interesting way of doing it man, I might give it a go, otherwise im fixing it and takes forever! 🔥

[@JasperFoxArt]

Lol is it just me, or was that last moment little smirk SPECIFICALLY aimed at Peter?! Hehehe great tutorial bub! I'm with the others! I dont even use FCP and I watched it all the way through, cuz ur a good teacher, and you feel good to "be around" :-) good job bub

[@JacksonHayes]

Holy crap Cody, this helped so much!

[@RCodyWanner]

YESSSSSSS!!!

[@IjazMovies]

Quick n dirty, yesss. Way to go Cody with the tutorials 👍👍👍

[@AshtonColemanMiamiBeach]

SO Helpful... thanks, man!! 🎧👊

[@KazonYT]

Thank you for the video! Helped me learn more about the Range command 👍

[@meletispix]

This was an awesome tip dude!! Mega timesaver 🤩👌🏼

[@jaymorris4807]

Super helpful. Thank you 🙏

[@TheTechVault]

CODY... thank you for the LIMITER tutorial! Mind Blown!

[@rizwan1220]

You are awesome bro!!!! Seriously so so smart

[@SethGardnerVlogs]

Thanks Cody!

[@JohnGrogans]

Great tutorial video Cody.👍🏼

[@skinphotography1223]

Me encantaaaa!!! Gracias por ayudarnos a mejorar nuestros proyectos.

[@RAHfishing]

Thats a straight thumbs up. Great job. Thanks

[@MatthewMolletVlogs1]

So sick can't wait to try some of these tips, i've always struggled a little with audio.

[@GeekyMino]

This will be super useful!

[@PeteHager]

very interesting! I wasn't looking for information exactly about this but it was valuable nonetheless 👍

[@skyredcreative7644]

i already know this is going to be good.

[@HighPerformanceNetwork]

Awesome!!!!!! It’s 1:27am and I’m gonna test this out. This helped more than you will know. Thanks you for this information

[@ChrisBstation]

THANK YOU!

[@BoriPhotographyDroneServices]

Awesome tutorial. But I don’t have my MacBook in useful conditions right now lol. So I have been using my Windows laptop. Will have to fix it quick for travels and video editing. Thanks Cody. You are killing it with this 2nd video today. Keep crushing it and mad respect ✊.

[@ChandraPivo]

This is GREAT! Don't know much about the sound effects in FCPX like the limiter, so it might be cool for you to do more tutorials on what they all do!? Just an idea! 💙

[@DannyBlack]

Haha it’s funny that you came out with this. I have my 5 audio enhancement tips dropping on Friday lol

[@RCodyWanner]

We are giving them the 1 2 punch! Amped to see your tips!

[@victoriaglam4889]

This was sooooo helpful thank you so much!!!

[@RCodyWanner]

You’re welcome!

[@jgcarlson689]

BROOOO! love it.... Dude!! Don't worry about Pete. Just make "Quick & Dirty Tips, Tricks & Tutorial Tuesday's"!!!!! If I can request for the next Quick & Dirty Tips, Tricks & Tutorial Tuesday... how you think about filming (in the day) to break down your timeline thought process.

[@ChrisGillandVlogs]

#2 here we go!!!!!!!! im in it to win it !!!

[@processpieces3515]

Thanks Bro!!! totally worth the view

[@wm.jamainenichols5251]

Great tips. I just recently got Final Cut. I haven't really tackled it. It's a little overwhelming. But I'm going to. Thanks for sharing.

[@angelosarrocchi]

I haven't seen the video jet but I feel I'm gonna love it

[@angelosarrocchi]

update, I've watch it and it is gold😍

[@danielm9790]

This is awesome

[@CodyJancaric]

2 vids in 1 day!! Yes!!

[@RCodyWanner]

There is a third coming tonight!! 😬😬😬😬

[@markattardo]

Great info! Now I just need a mac 😂

[@atotheg1991]

Hey man, if you don't want the music to fade in or out (you want it to be a surprise when you start speaking), you can just BLADE the music tracks (separate them), so you can control their levels separately and you can have the volume go up and down instantly (rather than fade).

[@PauloFierro]

That was excellent. 👍👍👍

[@DamienDreadful]

Yesss!🙌🏻

[@duaneshort186]

That IS good. Life is short. Just do it.

[@NOTANOTHERCOOKINGSHOW]

STFU. You just saved my life. Can you please do more final cut stuff. This is huge, I now how to do basic editing, all that fancy schmancy stuff like color correcting in final cut and stuff, I'm clueless and its hard to do with food. I'll take as much of this as possible. Color Correcting is great on adobe but I don't use adobe cause it crashes and im super fast on final cut. If you can help with that that would be KILLER!

[@RCodyWanner]

Yeah man! One a week for as long as I have something to teach!

[@lesliehawryluk78]

Very helpful!!!

[@andanotherthing6687]

wonderful stuff, now to determine how to do this in premiere OR to extract into audition......

[@Thomaslynchuk]

Keep these coming, really like this type of video from you, if I was honest Cody, the last few videos I’ve not felt the connection we got from the first 150 videos you made, this changes things.. if you haven’t already Incase I’ve missed it I’d love to see how you do the Broll transitions

[@tombuck]

Love the tutorial! Have you see “Off the Track” the Final Cut documentary that came out this week? It’s really captivating.

[@Fisayo_Jay]

You’re an angel thank you! I wished I watched this before posting my vids lol

[@RCodyWanner]

You’re welcome!

[@oopalonga]

dope video bro--best thing about it was ur personality. good shit brother!

[@RCodyWanner]

Thank you man 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@oopalonga]

@@RCodyWanner eh. . .these tips worked really well and make my voice sound incredible in FCPX, but when i go to export. . .fcpx distorts the audio. any suggestions my man? edit: oh fuck i don't think i did the limiter part at the very end, lemme try that first! edit: ok that limiter def. helped!

[@RCodyWanner]

oopalonga yes the final limiter helps for sure! I still notice it makes the voice sound hot though, especially on my canon (Gh5 worked better with this method)

[@TerahDaBarber]

I love it thank you..

[@stuartkeith7232]

Loving that you are doing tutorials now. I will be getting Final Cut Pro when I get an I Mac for my office so any tips for that are very useful. I am editing on my I phone 7 plus at the moment using Luma Fusion. You gotta use what you got though to get it done. 😀

[@Abdulaziz2003]

Dude, I used to edit on my phone too! Until I got my MacBook, now I use iMovie for Mac but I really want to get FCPX

[@TheOfficialDarren]

subbed!!!

[@AllPathsLeadToWater]

I don’t use Final Cut but found some useful dirty diddys in here!! Look forward to future tutorials!!

[@Urdad.h]

Keep up the tutorials bro

[@ThisMessyHappy]

Thanks Cody. Deffo need help on my audio skills. What programme do you use to record what you’re doing on screen? That’s what I need to get good at too! 🤟🏼

[@RCodyWanner]

That’s just QuickTime!

[@muhammadjbarat4908]

yes , keep going ....

[@thedanielprocess]

Bout time u do some ish like this!!!!!! This junk is gonna go viral ‼️‼️ watch

[@JoshPavano]

Quick & Dirty Audio tip quote from Cody “I want to be so loud I sound like I’m standing in your living room” 😂 ... I went home and jacked all my audio levels.

[@RCodyWanner]

hahahahahahahahahahah

[@ryanmwal]

As a novice vlogger, I started with FCPX but recently switched to Premiere because I couldn't find enough solid FCPX Tutorials. That said, Premiere rendering and upload times are PAINFUL. If you keep this up I might be tempted to switch back. Would love to see Tutorials on key framing, for some reason it seems much easier in Premiere.

[@RCodyWanner]

Thanks man! I could do that! You mean key framing animation primarily?

[@ryanmwal]

Yeah, I don't know why I had so many issues with key framing to animate my videos/clips in FCPX. Premiere has been easier but I HATE how long it takes to upload stuff. My ADHD can't handle it.

[@AshleyMurphyArt]

Yes, the command C is a true lifesaver!!!!!

[@BurkeCullinane]

YESSSSSSS

[@HowToEmil]

Even tho I own a macbook, I'm not a FCPX user so can't really do exactly the same, but I definitely will take some of this idea and put it into premiere somehow cuz as you say "get it done" should be one the first place.