On the timeline of your movie or disc project, audio clips behave very similarly to clips of other types, but the timeline also has some features just for audio.

For instance, the timeline toolbar includes a button for a pop-up audio mixer that lets you control clip dynamics with keyframes. One button lets you create a ScoreFitter background music clip; another lets you record a voice-over, and another lets you apply audio ducking. Further along on the toolbar is a toggle button for audio scrubbing; which allows you to monitor audio in brief snatches as you drag the scrubber along the timeline.

Audio and music clips enter your productions via the Library, which handles audio files in wav, mp3 and other standard formats. When you want to add audio files to your production, you can do so by dragging the desired asset from the Library Browser directly onto the timeline of your project.

When you select an audio clip in the timeline and open the Editor panel > Corrections, you can apply various repairs and customizations, including noise reduction, compression and equalization. Unlike effects (discussed next), these tools can also be applied to audio assets in the Library. When you later use the asset in a project, the corrections will come with it; you can modify them further from the timeline if you choose. Corrections are non-destructive, meaning that the corrected audio file is not modified in any way.

When you select an audio clip in the timeline and open the Editor panel > Effect, you’ll find a number of ways of enhancing, transforming or having fun with sound clips. Unlike the correction tools just discussed, effects can’t be applied directly to Library assets, but only within a project. The effects come with preset parameter combinations that you can further edit according to your needs.