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3.From the submenu, choose Vo l u m e or Pan. A check mark is displayed for the automation types that are 
used on the selected track. 
Panning envelopes will use the current panning mode for the 
Pan slider in the track list. For more information, see 
Adjusting stereo panning on page 145.
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
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Adjusting assignable effects automation levels
1.Click the Automation Settings button  and select Show Automation Controls. The fader handle is 
displayed as a 
 in automation mode.
2.Click the label on the multipurpose slider and choose an assignable effects chain from the menu. 
3.Drag the FX fader to control the level of the track sent to each of the assignable FX chains that you have 
created. 
The fader behaves differently depending on the track automation recording mode:...

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Adjusting bus automation levels
1.Click the Automation Settings button  and select Show Automation Controls. The fader handle is 
displayed as a 
 in automation mode.
2.Click the label on the multipurpose slider and choose a bus from the menu.
3.Drag the fader to control the level of the track sent to each of the assignable FX chains that you have 
created. Dragging the fader to the left cuts the volume; dragging to the right boosts the volume. 
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4.Select the check box for each parameter that you want to control with an envelope. You can use the 
Select All and Select None buttons to quickly change your selections to all or none of the parameters.
Note: If youre working with a 5.1 surround project, you 
can select the 
Enable check boxes to determine which 
channels will be affected by the plug-in. An automation 
envelope is added to the timeline for each selected channel so 
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Adjusting effect automation settings
You can adjust automated effect parameters by editing the envelopes in the timeline or by recording 
automation with the controls in the Audio Plug-In Window.
If you’ve enabled the Bypass parameter for a plug-in, you can click the Bypass button in the plug-ins banner 
to toggle the Bypass envelope at the cursor position.
Note: When you automate an effect’s frequency parameter, 
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If multiple tracks are selected, all selected tracks are adjusted. If you adjust the slider during playback, the 
behavior varies depending on the selected automation recording mode. For more information, see 
Automating 5.1 surround projects on page 167.
Adding a motion blur envelope
This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
Motion blur can help you make computer-generated animation look more realistic. For example, if you use 
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Working with track envelopes
Envelopes represent volume, audio panning, opacity, and fade to color automation settings in the timeline.
Adding envelope points
Once you add an envelope to a track, you may add points to it. These points are used to edit the envelope 
line in order to automate the control.
1.Place the mouse pointer on the envelope’s line. 
The pointer changes to a hand icon (
).
2.Right-click and choose Add Point from the 
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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 
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Hiding track envelopes
After you have set your envelopes on the tracks, you can hide them from the track view. Hiding track 
envelopes does not affect playback. The points that you set still automate the controls, even though the 
envelopes are not visible.
1.From the View menu, choose either Audio Envelopes or Video Envelopes. A submenu appears. Envelopes 
th
at are currently displayed are selected in the submenu.
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Cutting, copying, and pasting envelope points
1.Select the Envelope Edit Tool button ().
2.Click within a track to select it.
3.Drag along the timeline to select envelope points.
4.From the Edit menu, choose Cut or Copy.
5.Click to position the cursor where you want to paste envelope points. Click within a different track if you 
want to paste envelope points to another track.
6.From the Edit menu, choose Paste. The envelope points are pasted in the new position.
Copying an...