User Guide

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WORKING WITH TRACKS CHP. 5
Locking envelopes to events
Track envelopes extend for the length of a track and are independent of the events on the track. This means
that the envelope remains in place when you move the events in the track. However, track envelopes can be
set to move with the underlying events, thus preserving the timing of envelope points in relation to events.
To lock all of the envelopes in a project to the events in which they occur, click the
Lock Envelopes to Events
button ( ) or, from the Options menu, choose Lock Envelopes to Events. You can turn this feature off by
clicking the button again.
Using audio bus tracks
From the View menu, choose Audio Bus Tracks to toggle the display of audio bus tracks at the bottom of the
track view. 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. If a bus track
has envelopes applied, its icon will include a fader ( ) in the bus track and in the Mixer window.
The selected bus track displays a flashing cursor in its icon.
Adding envelopes to an audio bus track
Adding volume, panning, and effect automation envelopes to a bus track is just like adding an envelope to a
standard track. For information on adding envelopes, see Working with track envelopes on page 107.
Adding effects to audio bus tracks
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 Audio Plug-In window.
Clicking this button has the same effect as clicking the button on a bus control in the Mixer window or the
Video Preview window.
If the bus effects chain includes plug-ins with automatable parameters, the
Bus FX button is displayed as a
.
Muting or soloing an audio bus track
Click the Mute () or Solo ( ) button in the bus track header to mute or solo a bus.
Clicking these buttons on a bus track has the same effect as clicking the buttons on a bus control in the
Mixer window.
The original event
Moving the event with
Lock Envelopes to Events
turned on
Moving the event with
Lock Envelopes to Events
turned off