Final Cut Pro X Ripple Lesson - Using Other Effects - SOUND

Question 1

Using Other Effects
We’ve covered EQ and compression in great detail in previous lessons. Before we leave the area of audio EFFECTS, let’s do a round-up of the __________ and how they might be useful for video work.

Answer 1

CATEGORIES

Question 2

Using Other Effects
The first ________–Distortion–may seem more useful for guitar solos than video work. But it actually has its uses, as the presets at top indicate. Distortion clips an audio signal, perfect for creating unintelligible police radio sounds, old fashioned radios and telephones.
This is one of the rare occasions where the presets are immediately useful. Here we’ll apply a telephone preset to create the effect of hearing the person on the other end of a phone line.

Answer 2

CATEGORY

Question 3

Using Other Effects
The first CATEGORY–Distortion–may seem more useful for guitar solos than video work. But it actually has its uses, as the _______ at top indicate. Distortion clips an audio signal, perfect for creating unintelligible police radio sounds, old fashioned radios and telephones.
This is one of the rare occasions where the presets are immediately useful. Here we’ll apply a telephone preset to create the effect of hearing the person on the other end of a phone line.

Answer 3

presets

Question 4

Using Other Effects
The first CATEGORY–Distortion–may seem more useful for guitar solos than video work. But it actually has its uses, as the presets at top indicate. Distortion _____ an audio signal, perfect for creating unintelligible police radio sounds, old fashioned radios and telephones.
This is one of the rare occasions where the presets are immediately useful. Here we’ll apply a telephone preset to create the effect of hearing the person on the other end of a phone line.

Answer 4

clips

Question 5

Using Other Effects
The first CATEGORY–Distortion–may seem more useful for guitar solos than video work. But it actually has its uses, as the presets at top indicate. Distortion clips an _____ ______, perfect for creating unintelligible police radio sounds, old fashioned radios and telephones.
This is one of the rare occasions where the presets are immediately useful. Here we’ll apply a telephone preset to create the effect of hearing the person on the other end of a phone line.

Answer 5

AUDIO SIGNAL

Question 6

Using Other Effects
The first CATEGORY–Distortion–may seem more useful for guitar solos than video work. But it actually has its uses, as the presets at top indicate. Distortion clips an audio signal, perfect for creating ______________ police radio sounds, old fashioned radios and telephones.
This is one of the rare occasions where the presets are immediately useful. Here we’ll apply a telephone preset to create the effect of hearing the person on the other end of a phone line.

Answer 6

UNINTELLIGIBLE

Question 7

Using Other Effects
The first CATEGORY–Distortion–may seem more useful for guitar solos than video work. But it actually has its uses, as the presets at top indicate. Distortion clips an audio signal, perfect for creating unintelligible ______ radio sounds, ___ fashioned radios and telephones.
This is one of the rare occasions where the presets are immediately useful. Here we’ll apply a telephone preset to create the effect of hearing the person on the other end of a phone line.

Answer 7

POLICE, OLD

Question 8

Using Other Effects
Effects presets (not categories, but the presets within the categories) are just \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of other presets, all of which can be seen in the inspector.

Answer 8

combinations

Question 9

Using Other Effects
Effects presets (not categories, but the presets within the categories) are just combinations of other presets, all of which can be seen in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 9

inspector

Question 10

Lesson 15: Using Other Effects
We’ve covered EQ and compression in great detail in previous lessons. Before we leave the area of AUDIO EFFECTS, let’s do a round-up of the CATEGORIES and how they might be useful for video work.
Echo, or Delay, is also fairly straightforward. If you have need to repeat a sound, Echo is the category for you.
Just be aware that there’s a significant limitation with delay effects in Final Cut Pro. The ____ of the effect doesn’t continue beyond the clip it’s applied to. You’ll need to make sure your clip lives long enough in the Timeline to hear the effect. You can help this by applying a SOLID.

Answer 10

TAIL

Question 11

Lesson 15: Using Other Effects
We’ve covered EQ and compression in great detail in previous lessons. Before we leave the area of audio effects, let’s do a round-up of the categories and how they might be useful for video work.
We’ve covered enough in the lesson on EQ that you should now understand the relative FUTILITY of using an EQ effect ____. Each audio situation is so unique, it makes the most sense to troubleshoot EQ on a clip-by-clip basis, rather than trusting a preset to solve it.

Answer 11

PRESET

Question 12

Levels Adjusters
The Compressor (IN THE LEVELS CATEGORY) is the most important levels adjuster for general video work. You can also use Limiters though. Limiters \_\_\_\_ audio at a certain threshold instead of compressing it. It does so without distorting the signal. Limiters tend to sound more artificial than compressors, but are useful for preventing your final mix from distorting

Answer 12

CLIP

Question 13

Levels Adjusters
The Compressor (IN THE LEVELS CATEGORY) is the most important levels adjuster for general video work. You can also use Limiters though. Limiters clip audio at a certain threshold instead of compressing it. It does so without distorting the signal. Limiters tend to sound more artificial than compressors, but are useful for preventing your final mix from distorting.

Answer 13

SIGNAL

Question 14

Levels Adjusters
The Compressor (IN THE LEVELS CATEGORY) is the most important levels adjuster for general video work. You can also use Limiters though. Limiters clip audio at a certain threshold instead of compressing it. It does so without distorting the signal. Limiters tend to sound more \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ than compressors, but are useful for preventing your final mix from distorting.

Answer 14

ARTIFICIAL

Question 15

Levels Adjusters
The Compressor (IN THE LEVELS CATEGORY) is the most important levels adjuster for general video work. You can also use Limiters though. Limiters clip audio at a certain threshold instead of compressing it. It does so without distorting the signal. Limiters tend to sound more artificial than compressors, but are useful for preventing your final mix from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 15

DISTORTING

Question 16

Levels Adjusters
The Modulation CATEGORY is more of an ________ ______-style effect. But if you’re ever caught making a fifties sci-fi piece, feel free to throw a flanger or phaser effect on your martian’s dialog.

Answer 16

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Question 17

Spaces & Reverb
The Spaces CATEGORY, however, is far more useful. Better known as ______, it adds that nice DECAY tail your hear from sounds in cathedrals and museums. Reverb actually occurs in all room types and sizes, its just more obvious in those larger spaces.

Answer 17

Reverb (Spaces = Reverb)

Question 18

Spaces & Reverb
The Spaces CATEGORY, however, is far more useful. Better known as reverb, it adds that nice decay tail your hear from sounds in cathedrals and museums. Reverb actually occurs in all room types and sizes, its just more obvious in those larger spaces.
Final Cut Pro gives you two main reverbs (in the Logic Subcategory): _____________ and _____ ________.

Answer 18

PlatinumVerb and Space Designer

Question 19

Spaces & Reverb
Spaces, however, is far more useful. Better known as reverb, it adds that nice decay tail your hear from sounds in cathedrals and museums. Reverb actually occurs in all room types and sizes, its just more obvious in those larger spaces.
Final Cut Pro gives you two main reverbs: PlatinumVerb and Space designer. PlatinumVerb is the easiest to work with. Apply it to a clip, then choose a ______ that most closely matches the space you’re trying to simulate.

Answer 19

preset

Question 20

Spaces & Reverb
Spaces, however, is far more useful. Better known as reverb, it adds that nice decay tail your hear from sounds in cathedrals and museums. Reverb actually occurs in all room types and sizes, its just more obvious in those larger spaces.
Final Cut Pro gives you two main reverbs: PlatinumVerb and Space designer. PlatinumVerb is the easiest to work with. Apply it to a clip, then choose a preset that most closely matches the space you’re trying to simulate.
You can choose from multiple different room ______, which will change the nature of the reverberation.

Answer 20

shapes

Question 21

Spaces & Reverb
Spaces, however, is far more useful. Better known as reverb, it adds that nice decay tail your hear from sounds in cathedrals and museums. Reverb actually occurs in all room types and sizes, its just more obvious in those larger spaces.
Final Cut Pro gives you two main reverbs: PlatinumVerb and Space designer. PlatinumVerb is the easiest to work with. Apply it to a clip, then choose a preset that most closely matches the space you’re trying to simulate.
You can choose from multiple different room shapes, which will change the nature of the reverberation. Then choose an appropriate room size. But probably the most important control is the ______ ____, which will determine how long the reverb effect will last before petering out.

Answer 21

Reverb Time

Question 22

Spaces & Reverb
Spaces, however, is far more useful. Better known as reverb, it adds that nice decay tail your hear from sounds in cathedrals and museums. Reverb actually occurs in all room types and sizes, its just more obvious in those larger spaces.
Final Cut Pro gives you two main reverbs: PlatinumVerb and Space designer. PlatinumVerb is the easiest to work with. Apply it to a clip, then choose a preset that most closely matches the space you’re trying to simulate.
You can choose from multiple different room shapes, which will change the nature of the reverberation. Then choose an appropriate room size. But probably the most important control is the Reverb Time, which will determine how long the reverb effect will last before petering out.
Again, reverb suffers from the same issue as delay. The tail of the reverb doesn’t continue beyond the clip, so you’ll want to make sure you leave tail room at the end of the clip for the reverb to fade away (or add a _____ and combine the channels).

Answer 22

SOLID

Question 23

Space Designer
Space Designer is a far more sophisticated kind of reverb. It actually uses something called ___________ to recreate actual physical spaces from sound samples taken in a given venue.

Answer 23

CONVOLUTION

Question 24

Space Designer
Space Designer is a far more sophisticated kind of reverb. It actually uses something called convolution to recreate actual physical spaces from sound samples taken in a given venue.
For example, you could actually capture an _______ of a space while on location, then use it to give your clips the same reverberation qualities as the original dialog. This is usually done in a session called ADR or Automated Dialog Replacement.

Answer 24

IMPULSE

Question 25

Space Designer
…
Space Designer also includes a dramatic number of _______.

Answer 25

PRESETS

Question 26

Space Designer
…
Space Designer also includes a dramatic number of presets.
Which should you use? For most cases, select the appropriate preset from Space Designer and go with it. If you want to be able to adjust your reverb sound quickly and easily, you may prefer to use ____________ instead.

Answer 26

PlatinumVerb

Question 27

Specialized Category In Audio Effects
The Specialized category includes all the ____-___ that don’t belong anywhere else.
Of particular interest is the Multimeter, which will help you to analyze the frequencies in your clip… but the Multimeter also provides a Goniometer, a tool for evaluating how well the stereo is working in your mix.

Answer 27

plug-ins

Question 28

Specialized Category In Audio Effects
The Specialized category includes all the plug-ins that don’t belong anywhere else.
Of particular interest is the __________, which will help you to analyze the frequencies in your clip… but the Multimeter also provides a Goniometer, a tool for evaluating how well the stereo is working in your mix.

Answer 28

Multimeter

Question 29

Specialized Category In Audio Effects
The Specialized category includes all the plug-ins that don’t belong anywhere else.
Of particular interest is the Multimeter, which will help you to analyze the ___________ in your clip… but the Multimeter also provides a Goniometer, a tool for evaluating how well the stereo is working in your mix.

Answer 29

frequencies

Question 30

Specialized Category In Audio Effects
The Specialized category includes all the plug-ins that don’t belong anywhere else.
Of particular interest is the Multimeter, which will help you to analyze the frequencies in your clip… but the Multimeter also provides a __________, a tool for evaluating how well the stereo is working in your mix.

Answer 30

Goniometer

Question 31

Specialized Category In Audio Effects
The Specialized category includes all the plug-ins that don’t belong anywhere else.
Of particular interest is the Multimeter, which will help you to analyze the frequencies in your clip… but the Multimeter also provides a Goniometer, a tool for evaluating how well the ______ is working in your mix.

Answer 31

stereo

Question 32

Specialized Category In Audio Effects
The Specialized category includes all the plug-ins that don’t belong anywhere else.
Of particular interest is the Multimeter, which will help you to analyze the frequencies in your clip… but the Multimeter also provides a Goniometer, a tool for evaluating how well the stereo is working in your ___.

Answer 32

mix

Question 33

Voice Effects
Finally, the Voice category includes a bunch of presets of varying usefulness. You may find yourself reaching for such classics as the _________ preset for your hard hitting whistleblower news pieces.

Answer 33

Disguised

Question 34

Voice Effects
Finally, the Voice category includes a bunch of presets of varying usefulness. You may find yourself reaching for such classics as the Disguised preset for your hard hitting whistleblower news pieces.
One of the more useful tools here is the __-_____. If you have a vocal performance where the actor’s mike was picking up a lot of hiss on his or her “S”s, the __-_____ will specifically compress just the high frequency sound of the “S”, without affecting the rest of the frequencies. As usual, be conservative when applying a __-_____, to keep your talent from ending up with a lisp.

Answer 34

De-Esser, De-Esser

Question 35

Voice Effects
Finally, the Voice category includes a bunch of presets of varying usefulness. You may find yourself reaching for such classics as the Disguised preset for your hard hitting whistleblower news pieces.
One of the more useful tools here is the De-Esser. If you have a vocal performance where the actor’s mike was picking up a lot of hiss on his or her “S”s, the De-Esser will specifically compress just the ____ _________ sound of the “S”, without affecting the rest of the frequencies. As usual, be conservative when applying a De-Esser, to keep your talent from ending up with a lisp.

Answer 35

high frequency

Question 36

Voice Effects
Finally, the Voice category includes a bunch of presets of varying usefulness. You may find yourself reaching for such classics as the Disguised preset for your hard hitting whistleblower news pieces.
One of the more useful tools here is the De-Esser. If you have a vocal performance where the actor’s mike was picking up a lot of hiss on his or her “S”s, the De-Esser will specifically compress just the high frequency sound of the “S”, without affecting the rest of the frequencies. As usual, be conservative when applying a De-Esser, to keep your talent from ending up with a lisp.
You should now have a good overview of the most significant _______, and also a sense of how many options Final Cut Pro gives you for finessing the sound of your audio. In the next lesson we’ll look at adding Foley effects and music to your your projects.

Answer 36

plug-ins (he refers to them in the same way as a preset, but online research has shown that plugins often are done by outside companies/systems, in which case presets from Logic would count as a plug-in?)