Another great tip from the Tips for Final Cut Pro Editors blog regarding the conform function in Soundtrack Pro:

So I made the changes in FCP, exported the sequence to STP again, but this time with a different file name. Then, once in STP, I clicked the conform button, and in the dialog box that appeared, I navigated to the old STP project in the original column, made sure the new project was selected in the new column, and clicked conform.

About 20 seconds later, my updated timeline appeared in STP, complete with all the music, SFX, Compressors, EQs and Limiters from the original project. I double checked it, to make sure everything was in the right place, and it was. Flawless. I fixed the EQ on the new soundbyte and exported a new mix to my FCP timeline, and sent it off to Compressor.

via Conforming Changes in Soundtrack Pro Mixes « Tips for Final Cut ProEditors.

I agree that the conform function, added in the most recent version of Soundtrack Pro, was a powerful addition. Before this function, audio mastering had to be performed as the very last step, and if you made a change, you had to do it all over again.

As a long-time audio engineer, I have to also point out that my audio suite of choice, Mark of the Unicorn’s Digital Performer, has added a similar function in its most recent version 6. Digital Performer is a more mature multitrack audio & MIDI suite used by pro audio engineers, audio post engineers & composers. Both of these audio programs utilize the fact that a Final Cut Pro project file is simply an extensive XML text document, and track changes and edits in this project file.

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