Final Cut Pro Tip

Remove breaths in Final Cut Pro, automatically.

Distracting breath sounds between words can pull an audience out of your video. Here is how to reduce or remove them automatically in Final Cut Pro with the Waves DeBreath plugin — a huge time-saver.

Why breaths matter

Editing out breaths by hand — clip by clip — is tedious and eats hours. DeBreath detects and reduces those breath sounds for you, so your voiceovers and talking-head clips sound clean and professional without the manual grind.

What you need

The Waves DeBreath plugin. Waves usually offers a free trial, so you can test it before buying — grab it at waves.com/plugins/debreath. It installs as an Audio Unit, which Final Cut Pro supports natively.

How to use it in Final Cut Pro

  1. Install Waves DeBreath (it registers as an Audio Unit on your Mac).
  2. In Final Cut Pro, select the clip with the audio you want to clean.
  3. Open the Audio inspector and add the DeBreath effect from your audio effects.
  4. Play back and adjust the amount until the breaths are reduced to taste — a little often sounds more natural than removing them entirely.

That’s it. One plugin, applied once, and your dialogue is noticeably cleaner.

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