User Manual

Using Clip Volume and Pan Mode
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Adjusting Clip Volume and Pan for Audio Tracks
To adjust clip volume and pan for audio tracks:
1. Load a clip or sequence, and activate the appropriate monitor:
t To adjust a track in a source clip, click the Source monitor to make it active.
To view a source clip’s tracks in the Timeline, click the Toggle Source/Record in
Timeline button.
t To adjust a track in a sequence, click the Record monitor to make it active.
2. Select the track or portion of a track you want to adjust:
t To adjust the track in a single edited clip in a sequence, place the position indicator in
the clip.
t To adjust an isolated section of audio on a track, mark In and Out points.
t To adjust levels from an In point through the end of the track, mark an In point only. One
mark also adjusts the entire track from the beginning of the clip that includes the mark.
t To adjust levels globally throughout the track, make no marks.
3. Select Tools > Audio Mixer.
The Audio Mixer tool opens.
4. Select Clip Volume and Pan mode by doing one of the following:
t Click and hold the Audio Mixer mode button, and select Clip Mode from the menu.
t Click the Audio Mixer mode button and cycle through the Audio Mixer mode settings to
Clip.
5. In the Audio Mixer tool, select the audio track to be adjusted by doing one of the following:
t Click the Track Selection Menu button for the appropriate audio track.
t Alt+click (Windows) or Option+click (Macintosh) the Track Selection Menu button,
and then select a track.
To select more than one track, click the Group button for each track you want to group.
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The Track Selection buttons in the Audio Mixer tool match the track selection buttons in the
sequence or source clip. When you select a track in the Audio Mixer tool, the system selects the
corresponding track in the Timeline or source clip. Selecting a track in the Timeline selects the
corresponding track in the Audio Mixer tool.
To verify or change the output channels, use the Audio tool (select Tools > Audio Tool).
6. With the Audio Mixer tool active, use any playback method (such as the J-K-L keys on the
keyboard) to play, shuttle, or step through the audio to check for necessary volume or pan
adjustments.