System information
1. 
Select the Automation  Settings button  . The slider thumb is displayed as a    in automation 
mode.
2.  Drag the Fade slider.
The slider behaves differently when you change the track  automation recording mode:
n  When the track automation mode is   set to Off, the  slider adjusts the fade level of the entire 
track.
n  When the track automation mode is   set to Read, the  slider will follow the envelope during 
playback but cannot be adjusted.
n  When the track automation mode is   set to Touch or Latch, the slider edits the envelope 
setting at the cursor position.  
If multiple tracks are selected, all selected  tracks are adjusted.
For more information, see "Recording Track Envelope and Keyframe Automation" on page 270"Video Track 
Automation" on page 260.
Audio Bus Tracks
From the View menu, choose Audio  Bus Tracks to toggle the display of audio bus tracks at the bottom  of 
the timeline. An audio bus track exists for each bus  or assignable effects chain in your  project and serves as 
a timeline representation of each bus or assignable  effects chain.
You can use bus tracks to automate volume, panning, and effect parameters  using envelopes. For more 
information, see "Audio Track Automation" on page 255.
The controls in the bus track are duplicated on bus   or assignable  effects channel strips in the Mixing 
Console window. "Bus Channel Strips" on page 363 and "FX Send (Assignable Effects) Channel Strips" on 
page 375.
Adding automation to an audio bus track
Adding volume, panning, and effect automation to a bus track   is just like adding automation to a standard 
track.
For more information about track automation, see "Audio Track Automation" on page 255.
Adding effects to a bus track
Click the Bus   FX button   in  the bus track header to add or edit bus effects. If there are no effects  on the 
bus, clicking this button displays the Plug-In Chooser. If an audio  bus already has effects assigned, clicking 
this button displays the Bus FX  window. For more information, see "Editing Audio Plug-Ins" on page 311.
If the bus effects chain includes plug-ins with automatable  parameters, the Bus   FX button is 
displayed as a  .
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