System information
For more information about audio effects, see "Adding audio track effects" on page 301, "Using Bus 
Effects" on page 304, and "Using Assignable Effects" on page 306.
Adding effect automation
1. 
Click the down arrow next to the Track FX button   and choose FX  Automation to display the 
FX Automation Chooser.
If no track effects exist, clicking the Track FX button will       display the Plug-In Chooser. Effects 
that can be automated are indicated       by the   icon in the chooser. The first time you select a 
plug-in,       the application will determine whether it can be automated and will update       the plug-
in's icon and add it to the Automatable      folder in the Plug-In Chooser.
2.  Click an effect button at the top of  the FX Automation Chooser. A list of the effect's automatable 
parameters  is displayed:
3.  Select  the check box for each parameter that you want to control with an envelope.
If you're working with a 5.1 surround project, you       can select the Enable       check boxes to 
determine which channels will be affected by the plug-in.       An automation envelope is added to 
the timeline for each selected channel      so you can enable or bypass the plug-in during the 
project.
If you want to use distinct plug-in settings for each channel (separate       EQ settings for the front and 
surround speakers, for example), you can       add multiple instances of the plug-in to the track effects 
chain and select       the Enable check      boxes for the channels you want each instance of the plug-in to 
affect.
4.  Click OK to close the FX Automation Chooser. An envelope is added to the  track for each parameter 
that you selected in the FX Automation Chooser.
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