User Manual

Recording Volume Automation and Pan with Artist Series Controllers
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3. Attach the Artist Series controller to your system. (See “Configuring Avid Artist Series
Controller Settings” on page 892.)
The position indicator lights in the Audio Mixer tool change to blue when the fader
controller or mixer is on and correctly attached to the system.
Position indicator lights
4. Click the Timeline Fast Menu button and select Audio Data > Auto Gain or Audio Data >
Audio Pan.
5. Move the blue position indicator to the section of audio that you want to adjust and mark In
to Out points.
6. Set Preroll and Postroll values, if necessary.
7. Click the Record button to start recording your actions.
8. Listen to the audio and adjust the slider or the pan control on the Artist Series controller for
the track.
The system displays the slider values for the corresponding track in the Audio Mixer tool as
you adjust the gain or pan.
9. Click the Record button again to stop recording.
10. Click the Audio Loop Play button to play the clip and test your results.
11. To decrease the number of keyframes, click the Audio Mixer Tool Fast Menu button, and
select Filter Volume Automation on Track — In/Out or Filter Pan on Track — In/Out. (Click
the Track Selection button for a track to enable Filter Automation.)
12. (Option) If you delete too many keyframes, use the Undo command to restore them.
13. Repeat step 11 until you have decreased the number of keyframes to an acceptable level.
You should remove as many excess keyframes as possible while still maintaining the pan or
gain changes.
To change the tracks assigned to faders on the Artist Series controller, do one of the
following:
t To move the track assignments to the left or right by the number of available faders, click the
Bank Left or Bank Right button.