System information
1.
Select the Automation Settings button . The slider thumb is displayed as a in automation
mode.
2. Drag the Fade slider.
The slider behaves differently when you change the track automation recording mode:
n When the track automation mode is set to Off, the slider adjusts the fade level of the entire
track.
n When the track automation mode is set to Read, the slider will follow the envelope during
playback but cannot be adjusted.
n When the track automation mode is set to Touch or Latch, the slider edits the envelope
setting at the cursor position.
If multiple tracks are selected, all selected tracks are adjusted.
For more information, see "Recording Track Envelope and Keyframe Automation" on page 270"Video Track
Automation" on page 260.
Audio Bus Tracks
From the View menu, choose Audio Bus Tracks to toggle the display of audio bus tracks at the bottom of
the timeline. An audio bus track exists for each bus or assignable effects chain in your project and serves as
a timeline representation of each bus or assignable effects chain.
You can use bus tracks to automate volume, panning, and effect parameters using envelopes. For more
information, see "Audio Track Automation" on page 255.
The controls in the bus track are duplicated on bus or assignable effects channel strips in the Mixing
Console window. "Bus Channel Strips" on page 363 and "FX Send (Assignable Effects) Channel Strips" on
page 375.
Adding automation to an audio bus track
Adding volume, panning, and effect automation to a bus track is just like adding automation to a standard
track.
For more information about track automation, see "Audio Track Automation" on page 255.
Adding effects to a bus track
Click the Bus FX button in the bus track header to add or edit bus effects. If there are no effects on the
bus, clicking this button displays the Plug-In Chooser. If an audio bus already has effects assigned, clicking
this button displays the Bus FX window. For more information, see "Editing Audio Plug-Ins" on page 311.
If the bus effects chain includes plug-ins with automatable parameters, the Bus FX button is
displayed as a .
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