Sync Audio to Video in FCPX

Sync Sound or Double System Sound is when you record your video with your camera and record your audio to a separate audio recorder. The question is, how to you put them together? In this episode we show you how to sync them together using three separate options in Final Cut Pro X. It’s easy no matter which way you do it!

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Gear used to create this episode:

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Tascam DR-701D Audio Recorder (Testing this out for a future review!)

B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1189478-REG/tascam_dr_701d_linear_pcm_recorder.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/TADR701D/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xTADR701D

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Audio Technica AT4053b Microphone (This is the mic I used in the talking head clips)

Amazon: https://geni.us/42IYoT

B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/642499-REG/Audio_Technica_AT4053B_AT4053b_Hypercardioid_Condenser_Microphone.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/AUAT4053B/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xAUAT4053B

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Electrovoice RE20 Dynamic Microphone (This is the mic I used in the screencast clip)

Amazon: https://geni.us/Q2WlI

B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/76681-REG/Electro_Voice_16207816_RE20_Cardoid_Voiceover.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/ELRE20/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xELRE20

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Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 Audio Interface (This is what I used to record the audio from my mic to my computer)

Amazon: https://geni.us/o4aTOr

B&H Photo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/654237-REG/Focusrite_SAFFIRE_PRO_24_Saffire_PRO_24.html/BI/19904/KBID/12941/kw/FOSP24/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xFOSP24

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Music copyright Curtis Judd 2012

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