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Overlay Controls for Volume
Each audio clip in the Timeline appears with a Volume overlay control on top of it, that
by default starts out completely flat. Similar to such controls found in other applications,
the level curve lets you alter each clip’s levels, either overall, or dynamically
usingkeyframes.
Volume curves adjusting the level of a clip’s audio in the Timeline
Additionally, you can click any clip’s Audio Curve Editor button, at the bottom right-hand
corner of each audio clip, to open an audio-specific Curve Editor in which you can also
keyframe volume.
The button for opening an
audio clip’s Curve Editor
How to Add and Adjust Volume Keyframes
Mixing audio by adding and adjusting individual keyframes can be a fast and effective way of
balancing clip levels with one another, fixing level problems within a particular clip, or even
creating simple mixes (although the mixing capabilities of the Fairlight page are
considerablymore robust). When manually editing any audio parameter curve, you can use the
following procedures.
Methods of adding or selecting audio keyframes using the pointer:
 To add keyframes to the Volume curve: Hold the Option key down and click the curve
to place a keyframe at that frame. You must add at least two keyframes to create an
automated change in Volume.
 To select one or more keyframes: Click any keyframe to select it.
 To select multiple discontiguous keyframes: Command-click all keyframes you want to
select, whether they’re next to one another or not.
 To select multiple contiguous keyframes: Click the first keyframe you want to select,
and then shift-click the last keyframe you want to select, and all keyframes between will
also be selected.
Methods of adjusting keyframes in the Volume overlay (or curve) using the pointer:
 To adjust any curve segment: Position the pointer over the overall segment for clips
with no keyframes, or position it between any two keyframes, directly on top of the
curve segment you want to raise or lower. When the Move cursor is displayed, click and
drag up to raise the volume, or down to reduce the volume.
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