User Guide

CHP. 5 WORKING WITH TRACKS

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Adding envelope points

Once you add an envelope to a track, you may add points to it. These points are used to edit the envelope

line in order to automate the control.

Place the mouse pointer on the envelope’s line.

The pointer changes to a hand icon ( ).

Right-click and choose Add Point from the

shortcut menu or double-click to add an

envelope point. A square point appears on the

envelope line.

Tip:

You can use ripple editing to automatically

move envelope points as you edit in the timeline. For more

information, see Applying post-edit ripples on page 72.

Deleting envelope points

You can delete a point by right-clicking it and choosing Delete from the shortcut menu. If you want to delete

all envelope points, right-click a point and choose

Reset All from the shortcut menu.

Moving envelope points

Once you have added envelope points, you can raise and lower them to different levels along the timeline, or

you can adjust the envelope’s location along the timeline by dragging it right or left. You can move one point

at a time, even during playback and check the results in real time. If snapping is enabled, the envelope point

snaps to time divisions as you drag. Hold while dragging to override snapping.

Tip:

You can move multiple envelope points at once using the

Envelope Edit tool. For more information, see Using the

Envelope Edit tool on page 110.

Place the mouse pointer on an envelope point. The pointer changes to a hand icon ( ).

Drag the point to the desired position. As you move an envelope point, a ToolTip displays both the point’s

location on the timeline and its decibel level/percent pan.

Click the Play () or Play From Start ( ) button to play the project and check the timing of the envelope.

Tip:

You can also set the value of the point by right-clicking

an envelope point and choosing a setting from the shortcut

menu.

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