User Manual

170 | CHAPTER 9
Adjusting effect automation parameters
You can adjust automated effect parameters by editing the envelopes in the timeline or by recording automation with the controls
in the Audio Track FX, Bus FX, or Assignable FX window.
If you’ve enabled the Bypass parameter for a plug-in, you can click the Bypass button in the plug-in’s banner to toggle the Bypass
envelope at the cursor position.
Bypassing effect automation
Toggle the Bypass FX Automation button ( ) in the Audio Track FX, Bus FX, or Assignable FX window to enable or bypass
automation envelopes:
• After you’ve added effect automation envelopes, the Bypass FX Automation button is deselected, and effect parameters are
automated using the envelope settings.
• When the button is selected, effect automation envelopes are ignored and the effect’s initial state is used for the duration of
the track.
• If you delete all automation envelopes from a plug-in, the Bypass FX Automation button is unavailable.
Removing effect automation
1. Click the down arrow next to the Track FX button ( ) and choose FX Automation to display the FX Automation Chooser.
2. Click an effect button at the top of the FX Automation Chooser. A list of the effect’s automatable parameters is displayed.
3. Clear the check box for the automation you want to remove.
4. Click OK to close the FX Automation Chooser. The envelope is removed from the timeline for each check box that you cleared
in the FX Automation Chooser.
Note: When you automate an effect’s frequency parameter — such as the frequency parameters in the track EQ effect — you may
notice that the frequency changes are more apparent when moving through the lower frequencies. This is because frequency scales
in track EQ and other plug-ins use a logarithmic scale, but effect automation uses linear interpolation.
To make the automated frequency changes sound more natural, change the fade curve types to change the interpolation rates
between envelope points. For high-to-low frequency sweeps, use a fast fade curve; for low-to-high frequency sweeps, use a slow
curve. For more information, see Changing envelope fade curves on page 175.
Note: If no track effects exist, clicking the Track FX button will display the Plug-In Chooser. Effects that can be automated are
indicated by the red icon ( ) in the chooser. The first time you select a plug-in, the application will determine whether it can be
automated and will update the plug-in’s icon and add it to the Automatable folder in the Plug-In Chooser.