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One of the simplest, but most effective examples of this is the build up. When musicians play live, there is a tendency to increase
dynamics as a song enters a chorus or refrain. Think of how a drummer uses accents, drum rolls, and fills that steadily increase in volume
to enter a song or indicate an approaching change from verse to chorus or chorus to bridge.
dynamics as a song enters a chorus or refrain. Think of how a drummer uses accents, drum rolls, and fills that steadily increase in volume
to enter a song or indicate an approaching change from verse to chorus or chorus to bridge.
This effect is easily reproduced by adding a volume envelope to the track. Add points at the various drum beats and adjust them so that
the volume steadily increases. For more information, see
the volume steadily increases. For more information, see
Creating wah-wah effects with automated Track EQ
You can use the automatable Track EQ effect to create a custom wah-wah effect on a track. The example below provides sample values
to use in the Track EQ plug-in, but you can adjust the settings to suit your taste.
to use in the Track EQ plug-in, but you can adjust the settings to suit your taste.
1.
Click the Track FX button (
) on the track to which you want to add the effect. The Audio Plug-In window appears.
2.
Adjust the settings for band 1 as follows:
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Frequency: 20,000
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Gain: -14.9
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Rolloff: 24
3.
Adjust the settings for band two as follows:
•
Gain: 15
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Bandwidth: 0.9
4.
Click the FX Automation button (
). The FX Automation Chooser dialog appears.
5.
Select the Band2 Frequency check box and click OK. An effect automation envelope appears on the track.
6.
Add points to the envelope so that the Band2 Frequency parameter oscillates between about 100 Hz and 3000 Hz. For more
Making automated changes more stark
ACID envelopes allow you to change settings for a variety of features over time. While you may often use envelopes to transition
smoothly from one setting to another, you can also create interesting effects by making stark changes between settings.
smoothly from one setting to another, you can also create interesting effects by making stark changes between settings.
Abruptly changing volume or pan
By holding its setting until the next envelope point, the hold fade curve allows you to use volume and pan envelopes to make abrupt
changes. For more information, see
changes. For more information, see
1.
Select a track and press Shift+V (volume) or Shift+P (pan) to add an envelope.
Tip:
You can also use this technique on a bus track.
2.
Click the Envelope Tool button (
) to select the envelope tool.
3.
Right-click the first point on the envelope and choose Hold from the shortcut menu.
4.
Add several more points by double-clicking the envelope. Note that each new point also has the hold fade curve.
5.
Set each point to a different level. For more information, see
You can repeat the pattern by copying and pasting the envelope points repeatedly. For more information, see
Turning automated effects on and off
You can use effect automation envelopes to change effect settings over time, but you can create a simple, dramatic effect by simply
automating whether the effect is processed (on) or bypassed (off ).
automating whether the effect is processed (on) or bypassed (off ).
1.
Add an automatable effect to a track and adjust the effect’s parameters to your liking. For more information, see
2.
In the Audio Plug-In window, click the FX Automation button (
) to display the FX Automation Chooser.
3.
Click the automatable plug-in at the top of the FX Automation Chooser. A list of the effect's automatable parameters appears.
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