Envelopes display on the track for parameters that you selected in the FX Automation Chooser. To control which effect parameter envelope displays on the track, click the arrow adjacent to the Track FX button ( ) and choose an envelope from the menu.

Tip: Press E to toggle through the display of all effect parameter automation envelopes.

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-in's banner to toggle the Bypass envelope at the cursor position.

Note: When you automate an effect’s frequency parameter, such as the frequency parameters in the track EQ effect, you may notice that the frequency changes are more apparent when moving through the lower frequencies. This is because frequency scales in track EQ and other plug-ins use a logarithmic scale, but effect automation uses linear interpolation. To make the automated frequency changes sound more natural, change the fade curve types to change the interpolation rates between envelope points. For high-to­ low frequency sweeps, use a fast fade curve; for low-to-high frequency sweeps, use a slow curve. For more information, see Changing envelope fade curves on page 144.

MIDI controller automation

You can use envelopes to adjust MIDI controllers throughout a project.

Adding or removing MIDI controller automation

1.Right-click the track header, choose Insert/Remove Envelopes, and then choose Configure Controllers from the menu. The MIDI Track Controllers Automation dialog is displayed.

2.Select the check box for each controller you want to automate with an envelope.

If the controller you want to automate isn't displayed, select the Show all controllers check box at the bottom of the dialog.

3.Click the down arrow in the Envelope box and choose a command from the menu:

•Insert Envelope

•Show/Hide Envelope

•Reset All Envelope Points

•Delete Envelope

For more information, see You can use the Output Settings tab on the configure which controllers can be automated; add, remove, or hide envelopes; set default values, and set each envelope's default fade curve. on page 202.

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