User Manual

Using Clip Volume and Pan Mode
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For more information on the Audio tool, see “Understanding the Audio Tool” on page 203. For
information on improving response time, see “Improving Response Time When Adjusting
Volume” on page 810.
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For additional ways to change the volume while playing audio, see “Understanding Volume or
Pan Automation Recording” on page 817.
To adjust volume while playing a Clip Volume effect:
1. Do one of the following:
t Select an existing Clip Volume effect.
t Identify an area of the clip with In and Out points.
t Place the position indicator over an audio clip.
2. Click the Audio Loop Play button in the Audio Mixer tool.
Your Avid editing application repeatedly loops through the selected area as follows:
- If you have In and Out points on your sequence, the command loops over the selected
area.
- If there are no In or Out points, the command loops over the shortest segment on the
selected audio track at the position indicator.
- If you have only an In point or only an Out point, the system uses the location of the
position indicator as the second point. For example, if there is an In point and no Out
point, the system loops from the In point to the end of the (smallest selected) audio
segment under the position indicator.
3. Adjust the volume as necessary.
4. Click the Audio Loop Play button to stop.
Your Avid editing application automatically saves your changes as part of a Clip Volume
effect.
Improving Response Time When Adjusting Volume
If there is no Clip Volume effect on the clip before you start, you do not hear any changes until
you click the Audio Loop Play button to stop and replay the effect.
As you adjust the volume values on an existing Clip Volume effect, you might not hear the
results immediately. It takes a few seconds for your Avid editing application to apply the changes
to the clip. The response time for this feature is considerably longer than it is when changing EQ
parameters while using Audio Loop Play. You might need to click the Audio Loop Play button to
complete the edit and then play the effect to hear the result.