Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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Saving plug-in chains
You can save and edit the plug-in chains that you add to tracks or busses or create as assignable effects 
chains. Saved chains retain the order of plug-ins and the settings that you have applied. These chains are 
stored as effect packages for use in future projects. If you use the same plug-in chains regularly, saving them as 
packages is faster and more consistent than recreating the chain manually.
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Organizing your plug-ins
Within the Plug-in Chooser 
dialog, you can create folders 
to organize the plug-ins. This 
can help you organize large 
numbers of plug-ins on your 
system. You can create 
folders and then drag plug-
ins to the folders.
Automating effects parameters
Automation allows you to control audio and video levels, panning, and effect parameter automation over 
time. You can create fades, apply stereo panning, and add effects that come and go as you please....

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Bypassing all audio effects
From the Options menu, choose Bypass All Audio FX to omit all audio effects (track, bus, and assignable 
effects) during playback.
Bypassing effects allows you to quickly compare your project with and without effects and conserve 
processing power to avoid playback problems.
When effects are bypassed, you can choose whether bypassed effects remain open. When the 
Keep bypassed 
FX running
 check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog is...

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Recording Audio
Vegas® software can record audio into multiple mono or stereo audio tracks while simultaneously playing 
back existing audio and video tracks. You are limited only by the performance of your computer system and 
audio hardware. Audio is recorded to a media file on your computer and into an event on the timeline. You 
may record into an empty track, a time selection, an event, or a combination of time and event selection. 
Audio output from your...

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Setup with mixer
This setup includes a mixer where the speaker and microphone connect. The mixer is then connected to the 
computer’s sound card. Mixers usually have pre-amps built into them. This diagram does not show you an 
instrument or a physical preamplifier, such as a rack-mounted component. The reason for this omission is 
because these types of setups vary widely based on your mixer, instrument, and pre-amp type. Refer to your 
components’ documentation for specific...

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Preparing to record
Before you record, you must arm the tracks into which you will record the new audio. You must also select 
the recording settings for the tracks. You have the additional options of using a metronome or turning off 
playback during recording.
You may record into an empty track, a time selection, an event, or a combination of time and event 
selection. You can also record multiple takes for an event so you can maintain multiple versions of an event 
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In addition, one of two Record Device Selector buttons appears: ( ) or ( ). The button that appears is based 
on the 
Audio device type selected in the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Audio tab 
on page 295.
Selecting recording settings
After the track has been armed for recording, select whether the track records the signal in stereo, in mono 
from the left channel, or in mono from the right channel. If you are using the Microsoft® Windows®...

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Using the metronome
A built-in metronome marks time to help with the timing and tempo when recording a performance. The 
metronome’s sound is not mixed in the final rendering of the project. Use the Preview fader in the Mixer 
window to control the metronome volume. For more information, see Using the Mixer Preview fader on page 
144.
To use the metronome, from the 
Options menu, choose Metronome. 
Tip: You can customize the sound of the metronome in the 
Audio tab of the...

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Note: The Recorded Files dialog does not appear if you are 
triggering from MIDI timecode, as this would interrupt the 
synchronizing. Instead, files are automatically named and 
saved according to your preferences.
Recording into a time selection
By making a time selection, you specify where along the 
timeline to record. The time selection also determines how 
long the software records. Any selected events that occur 
within the time selection are split and the recorded data...