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Tip: To use the output fader to control the wet/dry mix of the assignable effects chain, set each plug-in to 100% wet. Use the output (effects return) fader to balance the dry track signal with the wet plug-in signal.

You can work with assignable effects controls in much the same way you work with busses. Use the same methods described earlier in this chapter for adjusting volume, adjusting for clipping, muting, soloing, and renaming. For more information, see Working with busses on page 185.

Assigning audio tracks to assignable effects chains

You can adjust the level of a track that is sent to an assignable effects chain using the multipurpose slider in the track list. For more information, see Assigning audio tracks to assignable effects chains on page 146.

Routing assignable effects chains to busses

When you add assignable effects to your project, you can assign them to a specific bus for output. The bus mixes the assignable effects chain’s plug-ins along with any tracks that may be routed to the same bus. For more information, see Audio signal flow on page 39.

This option is only available if the project contains multiple busses. For more information, see Adding busses to a project on page 183.

1.Click the Bus button ( ) on the assignable effect control. A menu displays all the busses in your project.

2.Choose the bus to which you want to route the assignable effects chain.

The assignable effects chain displays the letter of the bus to which it is routed.

Automating busses and assignable effects

This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.

You can automate busses and assignable effect chains in the track view. You can view each of these controls on bus tracks at the bottom of the track view and to add envelopes to automate functions such as volume, pan, and assignable effect chain input/output levels. For more information, see Using Automation on page 155.

If you have the full version of Vegas software, you can also add envelopes to automate effect parameters for plug-ins that support automation. For more information, see Adding or removing effect automation envelopes on page 159.

Viewing bus tracks

From the View menu, choose Show Bus Tracks or press U . The bus tracks appear at the bottom of the track view. A bus track appears for each bus or assignable effect chain in your project.

Adding track envelopes

Right-click the track header in the track list, choose Insert/Remove Envelope from the shortcut menu, and choose the appropriate envelope type from the submenu.

Modifying track envelopes

You can modify a track envelope for a bus or assignable effect in the same way you do with any other track. For more information, see Working with track envelopes on page 163.

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