User Guide

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WORKING WITH TRACKS CHP. 7
Adding bus envelopes
A bus envelope controls the level of a track sent to a particular bus. Before you can add a bus envelope, you
must add busses to the project. For more information, see Adding busses to the project on page 111.
1. Select the track to which you want to add the bus envelope. (You may select multiple tracks.)
2. Add the envelope to the selected track(s) in one of the following ways:
• From the
Insert menu, choose Envelopes, and choose the bus for which you want to add an envelope
from the submenu.
• Right-click the track header in the track list, choose
Insert/Remove Envelope from the shortcut menu,
and choose the appropriate bus from the submenu.
A purple line representing the envelope appears across the track(s).
Adding assignable effect envelopes
An assignable effect envelope controls the level of a track sent to a particular assignable effect chain. Before
you can add an assignable effect envelope, you must add an assignable effect chain to the project. For more
information, see Adding assignable effect controls on page 113.
1. Select the track to which you want to add the assignable effect envelope. (You may select multiple
tracks.)
2. Add the envelope to the selected track(s) in one of following ways:
• From the
Insert menu, choose Envelopes, and choose the assignable effect chain for which you want to
add an envelope from the submenu.
• Right-click the track header in the track list, choose
Insert/Remove Envelope from the shortcut menu,
and choose the appropriate assignable effect chain from the submenu.
A green line representing the envelope appears across the track(s).
Adding effect automation envelopes
If a plug-in supports automation, you can use envelopes to adjust effect parameters over time. The
appearance of the plug-in in the Plug-In Chooser window indicates whether the plug-in supports
automation. Plug-ins with this icon ( ) support automation, while plug-ins with this icon ( ) do not. In
addition, you can quickly locate plug-ins that support automation in the
Automatable subfolder.
For creative ways to use effect automation envelopes, see Creating wah-wah effects with automated Track EQ on
page 191 and Turning automated effects on and off on page 192.
1. Click the Tra ck F X button ( ) on a track to open the Audio Plug-In window.
If no track effects exist, clicking the
Track FX button displays the Plug-In Chooser. Use the Plug-In
Chooser to create an effect chain including an automatable plug-in. For more information, see Creating or
adding to track plug-in chains on page 93.
2. Click the FX Automation button ( ) to display the FX Automation Chooser.
3. Click a plug-in at the top of the FX Automation Chooser. A list of the effect’s automatable parameters
appears.