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Figure 8.10 Changing audio levels in the Inspector with the Volume slider.
Expanding and detaching audio
Many times during an edit, you'll want to separate a clip's video and audio so that you can manipulate them
both individually. You can do this in two ways: by expanding the audio from the video or by detaching the au-
dio from the clip. When a clip is expanded, it splits into two separate elements in the Timeline while still re-
maining linked together. This allows you to trim or extend the video and audio elements individually without
losing sync between them. This is especially useful when performing what's referred to as an L- or J-cut (also
known as a split edit), which is used to overlap a clip's audio into the previous or following clip (see Figure
8.11). Detaching audio from a clip completely separates it from its video component, allowing you to move it
anywhere in the Timeline. You would use this method only if retaining audio sync with the picture was of no
consequence or if you needed to manipulate the audio independently.
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