User Manual

Using Volume and Pan Automation
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You adjust volume and pan automation directly in the Timeline or by using the Audio Mixer tool.
Using Volume and Pan Automation in the Timeline
To use volume and pan automation to adjust volume or pan in the Timeline:
1. Select an audio track for adjusting volume or pan.
2. Click the Clip Volume/Pan button in the Track Control panel, and select the Volume or Pan
option you want to adjust. Alt+Click the Clip Volume/Pan button to select all tracks. For
more information on volume and pan options, see “Using Volume and Pan Automation” on
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If a clip contains volume automation or pan data and you do not select Volume or Pan from the
Clip Volume/Pan menu, the system displays a pink triangle on the clip to indicate that
automation data is present but not displayed.
You can enable Clip Volume, Volume, and Pan in the Clip Volume/Pan menu to display audio
information superimposed over waveform plots in the Timeline. However, you cannot display
Volume and Pan at the same time.
3. (Option) Expand the audio track by doing one of the following:
t Press and hold Ctrl+L (Windows) or Command+L (Macintosh).
t Press and hold the Ctrl key (Windows) or the Option key (Macintosh) while dragging in
the Track Selector panel. When the pointer changes to a cross, drag the cross to expand
or shrink the track.
If you expand the audio tracks enough, you can display volume data. The following
illustration shows the expanded audio track with volume data.
Surround Sound 7.1 Mono None, Clip Volume, Volume, Pan (Front, Rear,
FrontRear, Center %, Side Center %), LFE Volume
Stereo None, Clip Volume, Volume, Pan L (Front, Rear,
FrontRear, Center %, Side Center %), Pan R (Front,
Rear, FrontRear, Center %, Side Center %), LFE
Volume
5.1 None, Clip Volume, Volume
7.1 None, Clip Volume, Volume
Sequence Format Audio Track Format Volume and Pan Parameters