User Manual

166 | CHAPTER 9
Adding or removing mute automation
1. Select a track.
2. From the Insert menu, choose Audio Envelopes or Video Envelopes, or right-click in the track list and choose Insert/Remove
Envelope from the shortcut menu.
3. From the submenu, choose Mute. A check mark is displayed next to the command, and an envelope is added to the timeline.
4. You can adjust the automation by editing the envelope in the timeline or by using the Mute button ( ) in the track header
when the Automation Settings button ( ) is selected.
Adjusting mute automation settings
1. Select the Automation Settings button ( ). The Mute button is displayed with an automation icon ( ).
2. Click the Mute button to change the track’s mute automation state.
The button behaves differently depending on the track automation recording mode:
• When the track automation mode is set to Off, the button mutes the entire track.
• When the track has a mute envelope and the track automation mode is set to Read, the button changes state to reflect
the envelope setting during playback but cannot be adjusted.
• When the track has a mute envelope and the track automation mode is set to Touch or Latch, the button edits the
envelope setting at the cursor position.
If you click the Mute button ( ) during playback, the behavior varies depending on the selected automation recording mode.
For more information, see Automation recording modes on page 178.
Volume or pan automation (audio only)
You can change a track’s volume or position in the stereo field throughout a project using automation envelopes.
Adding or removing volume or pan automation
1. Select an audio track.
2. From the Insert menu, choose Audio Envelopes, or right-click in the track list and choose Insert/Remove Envelope from the
shortcut menu.
3. From the submenu, choose Volume or Pan. A check mark is displayed for the automation types that are used on the selected
track.
4. If you want to change the track’s volume or pan setting throughout the track, edit the envelope in the timeline.
Adjusting volume or pan automation settings
1. If you want to change volume or pan settings by recording automation, select the Automation Settings button ( ). The
fader/slider handle is displayed with an automation icon ( ) in automation mode.
2. Drag the Vol fader to control how loud a track is in the mix or drag the Pan slider to control the position of the track in the
stereo field.
The fader and the slider behave differently depending on the track automation recording mode:
• When the track automation mode is set to Off, the fader adjusts the volume of the entire track and the slider pans the
entire track. In this mode, the automation control acts as a second trim control.
• When the track has a volume envelope and the track automation mode is set to Read, the fader/slider will follow the
envelope during playback but cannot be adjusted.
• When the track automation mode is set to Touch or Latch, the fader/slider edits the envelope setting at the cursor
position. If the track does not have a volume/pan envelope, an envelope will be added when you adjust the fader/slider.
If multiple tracks are selected, all selected tracks are adjusted.
Note: Panning envelopes will use the current panning mode for the Pan slider in the track list.