User Guide
CHP. 7 WORKING WITH TRACKS
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Using track envelopes
Track envelopes allow you to control volume, panning, assignable effect send levels, bus send levels, and
effect parameters (for effects that support automation) for a specific track. You can distinguish the various
envelopes by their color.
Tip:
You can customize ACID envelope colors. For more
information, see Using the Other tab on page 185.
Adding track envelopes
This section describes how to add each type of track envelope. For creative ways to use track envelopes, see
ACID Tips and Tricks on page 187.
Adding volume or pan envelopes
1.
Select the track to which you want to add the 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 Volume or Pan from the submenu.
• Right-click the track header in the track list, choose
Insert/Remove Envelope from the shortcut menu,
and choose
Volume or Pan from the submenu.
• Press (volume envelope) or (pan envelope).
A blue line appears across the track(s) for a volume envelope, and a red line appears across the track(s) for
a pan envelope.
Note:
Because the default panning mode is additive, you can
introduce clipping when panning a track to the left or right.
Choose an appropriate pan type and adjust the track volume
accordingly. For more information, see Choosing stereo pan
types on page 103.
Envelope type Envelope color
Volume Blue
Pan Red
Bus send Purple
Assignable effect send Green
Effect automation Wood tones (various)
Shift + V Shift +P
Envelope line