5.5

Using Automation Gain and Pan
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The volume slider areas appear blue in Automation Gain and Pan mode.
For descriptions of other controls in the Audio Mixer tool, see “Audio Mixer Tool Controls”
on page 762.
Understanding Automation Gain or Automation Pan Recording
You can instruct your Avid editing application to record your actions while playing the clip
as you move sliders to adjust volume or turn pan knobs to adjust pan values. Your Avid
editing application creates the corresponding keyframes and saves them as part of a
pan/volume audio effect. After you finish the recording, you can move, add, and delete
keyframes to achieve the results you want.
You can do the following:
• Use sliders in the Audio Mixer tool to adjust volume or pan values while you play the
clip, as described in “Using the Audio Mixer Tool for Automation Gain and Pan” on
page 782.
For additional information, see “Audio Mixer Tool Fast Menu: Automation Gain and
Pan Mode” on page 783 and “Using Keyboard Shortcuts with Audio Keyframes” on
page 784.
• Attach an optional fader controller or mixer to the system, and use the faders on the unit
to adjust volume.
• Attach a Command|8 or 002 to the system, and use the pan knobs to adjust pan values
for the active tracks.
Feature Description
Record button Starts and stops the recording.
Record status light Appears black when there is no activity, green during a preroll, red during
recording, and blue during a postroll.
Cancel button Stops a recording without saving the recorded data.
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In the Audio Mixer tool, the Record Status light appears gold during the Hardware
Calibration test.
Preroll text box Lets you provide a visual cue before the recording begins. Your Avid editing
application backs up the blue position indicator for the prescribed number of
seconds.
Postroll text box Lets you provide the same kind of visual cue at the end of the recording