User Guide

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WORKING WITH TRACKS CHP. 5
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 a project on page 137.
1. Select the track to which you want to add the bus envelope. You may select multiple tracks, if desired.
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 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.
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
Tr ack F X button displays the Plug-In Chooser. Use the Plug-In Chooser
to create an effect chain including an automatable plug-in.
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.
4. Select the check box for each parameter that you want to control with an envelope. You can use the Select
All
and Select None buttons to quickly change your selections to all or none of the parameters.
5. Click OK to close the FX Automation Chooser.
Envelopes display on the track for parameters that you selected in the FX Automation Chooser. To
control which effect parameter envelope displays on the track, click the arrow adjacent to the
Track FX
button ( ) and choose an envelope from the menu.
Press to toggle through the display of all effect parameter automation envelopes.
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