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The Envelope Editing and Node Editing menus
Automation
Automated Muting
The Mute buttons in the Track view and Console view work in two ways:
• You can record or draw automation for each Mute button, and the automation data controls the
buttons.
• You can click a Mute button while playback is in progress and manually override any automation
data for that button.
A track’s Mute button can display the muted or unmuted status of either the automation envelope or
of manual muting. The Tracks > Show Automated Mute command causes the Mute button on a
selected track to show whether the track’s mute envelope (if any) is in the muted or unmuted
position (the automated mute status). When the command is disabled, the track’s Mute button
shows whether you have depressed the Mute button manually or not (the manual mute status).
When the command is enabled, the Mute button displays an armed fader next to the M: . Besides
the Tracks > Show Automated Mute command, you can also right-click a Mute button and choose
Switch to Automated Mute from the pop-up menu.
To Draw a Mute Envelope
1. In the Clips pane, right-click in the track you want to mute, and choose Envelopes > Create
Track Envelope > Automated Mute from the Clips pane pop-up menu.
An envelope appears at the bottom of the track.
2. Add nodes to the envelope and edit it so that the envelope is more than 50% of its maximum
height wherever you want the track muted.
To Record a Mute Button’s Movement
1. Right-click the Mute button you want to automate and choose Switch to Automated Mute from
the pop-up menu.
2. Make sure the Mute button or its whole track is write-enabled.
3. Start playback or recording, and click the Mute button on and off where appropriate.
Automation Read Enabled This choice enables automation playback for the envelope.
Clear All This choice deletes everything from the envelope except the first node.
Reset Node (Node Editing
menu only)
This choice resets the node to the parameter’s neutral value.
Delete Node (Node Editing
menu only)
This choice deletes the node.
Properties (Node Editing
menu only)
This choice opens the Edit Node dialog box, which allows you to edit the node’s
value and location.
Menu Option What it Does
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