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Automating 5.1 surround projects
5.1 surround is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
In a 5.1 surround project, you can automate the center channel’s volume and surround panning using keyframes. For more information, see Working with 5.1 Surround on page 209.
Automation recording modes
Automation recording allows you to edit envelope and keyframe settings by using the controls in the Vegas interface. When combined with a control surface, you can create fades and adjust control parameters with a level of control that only a tangible control can provide.
Automation recording is available only in the full version of Vegas software. In Vegas Movie Studio and Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software, you can insert volume, mute, and panning envelopes and edit the envelopes in the timeline.
Automation recording is available for the following settings:
•Audio track envelopes (using the controls in the track header).
•Audio track effect parameters for automatable effects (using the controls in Audio
•Surround panning keyframes.
•Video track envelopes (using the controls in the track header).
•Video track effect parameters (using the controls in Video Track FX window).
•Parent track overlay mode
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Note: If you want to thin envelope points after recording automation, you can select the Smooth and thin automation data after recording check box on the External Control & Automation tab of the Preferences dialog or
Recording automation settings
1.Add an envelope or automatable/keyframeable effect to a track.
For automatable audio track effects, you must add and effect automation envelope for each parameter you want to automate.
2.Click the Automation Settings button 
in the track header and select Show Automation Controls.
3.Click the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch) from the menu.
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| Automation Write (Touch) | Envelope points or keyframes are created only while a control is being adjusted. | |
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| Automation Write (Latch) | Envelope points or keyframes are created when you change a control setting, | |
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| control, the control's current setting overwrites the existing envelope points/ | |
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