User Manual
174 | CHAPTER 9
3.
Release the mouse button when you’re finished drawing.
If the Smooth and thin automation data after recording or drawing check box is selected on the External Control &
Automation tab of the Preferences dialog, the number envelope points will be reduced when you release the mouse.
Thinning envelope points
Thinning envelope points decreases the number of points on an envelope while retaining the envelope’s overall settings. Right-
click an envelope and choose Thin All Points from the shortcut menu to thin the entire envelope.
To apply thinning to a section of the envelope, create a time selection, right-click the envelope, and then choose Thin Selected
Points from the shortcut menu.
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 Shift while
dragging to override snapping.
1.
Place the mouse pointer on an envelope point. The pointer changes to a hand icon ( ).
2.
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.
3.
Click the Play ( ) or Play From Start ( ) button to play the project and check the timing of the envelope.
Note:
Thinning is intended to reduce the number of envelope points created through automation recording and will have little or
no effect if you create envelopes by adding and editing points manually.
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 176.
Tip:
You can also set the value of the point by right-clicking an envelope point and choosing a setting from the shortcut menu.
Unthinned envelope
Thinned envelope