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VCA TRACKS
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VCA TRACKS AND MIX AUTOMATION
If a VCA group track contains volume automation,
the group’s VCA track fader will affect that
automation. In the VCA group track, the modified
automation is represented by a green line, while the
original automation appears as the usual black line
(Figure 19-4). The green line represents what is
actually played, based on the effect of the VCA
fader.
Figure 19-4: In this example, the VCA fader controlling this track is set
to +5 dB, so the track automation is scaled up by 5 dB (green line).
VCA track automation
VCA tracks can be automated, just like audio
tracks. Two types of automation data are
supported: volume and track mute. Automation is
handled in the same fashion as audio tracks. See
chapter 71, “Mix Automation” (page 827).
VCA volume automation
VCA volume automation scales any volume
automation in the VCA group tracks it controls. In
the VCA group track, two automation curves are
displayed: the original (black) and the scaled curve
(green), which represents the effect of the VCA
automation on the track automation. Therefore,
you can always clearly see the effect that the VCA
automation is having on the track automation, as
shown in Figure 19-3. If multiple VCA tracks are
controlling a VCA group track, their automation
curves are combined in the group track to produce
the resulting green line (what actually gets played).
VCA
automation
Trac k
automation
Resulting
automation
(what actually gets played)
Figure 19-3: Volume automation in the VCA track scales any automation in the VCA group tracks it controls. The result-
ing scaled automation is shown as a green line. This is what actually gets played. Notice how the green line meets back
up with the regular track automation (black line) when the VCA automation returns to zero (0) dB (no scaling).
Zero (0) dB
(no scaling)