Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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To adjust trim levels, click the Automation Settings button   and verify Show Automation Controls is not 
selected. When 
Show Automation Controls is selected, the volume fader and multipurpose slider adjust 
automation settings.
Using the volume fader (audio only)
The fader in the track header can function as a trim control that adjusts the overall volume of the track, or it 
can adjust track volume automation settings. For more information, see Volume or pan automation...

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Using the multipurpose slider (audio only)
This slider controls several features, including panning, bus 
send levels, and assignable effects send levels. The options for 
the multipurpose slider depend on what your project contains 
(e.g., busses, assignable effects, etc.). You can select what the 
slider controls by clicking the slider label. Each item’s slider 
position is independent from the others.
Tip: If you do not see this slider on a track, increase the track...

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Assigning audio tracks to assignable effects chains
Assignable effects are only available in the full version of Vegas software.
Assignable effects chains are made up of one or more plug-ins that are used to add audio effects to a track’s 
signal. You can adjust the level of a track that is sent to an assignable effects chain using the multipurpose 
slider in the track list. The multipurpose slider can function as a trim control that adjusts the overall 
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Adjusting bus send levels
When a track is routed to a bus, you can control the level of tracks sent to the bus using the multipurpose 
slider. The multipurpose slider in the track header can function as a trim control that adjusts the overall send 
level of the track, or it can adjust bus send automation settings. For more information, see Adjusting bus 
automation levels on page 122.
1.Click the Automation Settings button   and verify Show Automation Controls is not...

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Bypassing motion blur envelopes (video only)
If you applied a motion blur envelope to your video bus track (available only in the full version of Vegas 
software), this envelope affects all tracks. You can select specific tracks to bypass this envelope by clicking a 
track’s 
Bypass Motion Blur button ( ). For more information on motion blur envelopes, see Adding a motion blur 
envelope on page 125.
Using track motion (video only)
Use the Track Motion button ( ) to move a...

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To solo a track, click the Solo button on that track. To solo several tracks, select the tracks and click the Solo 
button on any of the selected tracks. Click the 
Solo button again to restore the track(s) for playback.
Tip: Press   and click the Solo button to solo only the 
selected track (and restore any other soloed tracks). If the 
selected track is already soloed, press   and click the 
Solo 
button to restore all tracks.
Setting default track properties
You can use...

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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...

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Bypassing video effects and envelopes
Click the Bypass FX and Envelopes button ( ) in the bus track header to bypass all video output effects and 
bus track envelopes.
Resizing video bus tracks
You can drag the horizontal splitter between the track list and bus tracks to increase or decrease the space 
allocated to bus tracks. Perform any of the following actions to resize individual bus tracks:
Drag a bus tracks bottom border to set its height.
Click 
Minimize ( ) to...

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4.Click Save to render to a new track.
As the tracks are being rendered (mixed down), a small dialog appears displaying the progress of the 
render. A status bar also appears in the lower-left portion.
Tip: You can cancel the rendering process by clicking the 
Cancel button on the status bar.
After the new track is rendered, it appears at the top of the track view. If you render the entire project, 
you may delete (or mute) the other tracks from the project, since they are...

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