User Manual

Using Clip Volume and Pan Mode

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Note the following:

• The commands in the Fast menu appear dimmed until you select a track.

• Levels set in master clips carry across to the sequence after you edit the clips.

• Clip volume values are the values for the entire segment; for example, you cannot set

volume for a portion of a segment without affecting the entire segment. To set volume for a

portion of a segment, use Volume and Pan Automation mode. For more information, see

“Using Volume and Pan Automation” on page 761.

Bypassing Existing Volume Settings

You can instruct your Avid editing application to ignore the volume settings established with the

Audio Mixer tool when playing back or recording a sequence.

To turn off current volume adjustments, do one of the following:

t Click the Bypass button in the Audio Mixer tool.

t Click the Clip Volume/Pan button in the Effects Bypass panel in the Effects tab of the Audio

Project Settings window. See “Audio Project Settings: Effects Tab” on page 1325.

The volume controls disappear.

To restore the previous settings:

t Click the Bypass button or the Clip Volume/Pan button again.

Adjusting Volume While Playing a Clip Volume Effect

You can use the Audio Loop Play button to change the volume on an existing Clip Volume effect

while you play the clip. The Audio Loop Play button appears in several of the audio effect tools

and is also a mappable button in the Play tab of the Command palette. For more information on

mapping buttons, see “Mapping User-Selectable Buttons” on page 99.

While your Avid editing application plays the loop, you can do the following:

• Adjust audio effects.

• Use the Peak Hold menu in the Audio tool to change between Peak Hold and Infinite Hold.

• Use the Reset Peak button in the Audio tool.

For more information on the Audio tool, see “Understanding the Audio Tool” on page 174. For

information on improving response time, see “Improving Response Time When Adjusting

Volume” on page 759.

For additional ways to change the volume while playing audio, see “Understanding Volume or

Pan Automation Recording” on page 766.