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Drawing envelope points
To create an envelope quickly, you can draw freehand envelope curves in the timeline.
1.
With the Draw
, Envelope
, or Time Selection
tool active, hover over an envelope.
2.
Hold Shift, and then click and drag over the envelope. As you drag, a trail of envelope points is created.
3.
Release the mouse button when you're finished drawing.
If the Smooth and thin automation data after recording or drawing check box is selected on the External Control and
Automation tab of the Preferences dialog, the number envelope points will be reduced when you release the mouse.
Automation tab of the Preferences dialog, the number envelope points will be reduced when you release the mouse.
Unthinned envelope
Thinned envelope
Thinning envelope points
Thinning envelope points decreases the number of points on an envelope while retaining the envelope’s overall settings. Right-click an
envelope and choose Thin All Points from the shortcut menu to thin the entire envelope.
envelope and choose Thin All Points from the shortcut menu to thin the entire envelope.
To apply thinning to a section of the envelope, create a time selection, right-click the envelope, and then choose Thin Selected Points
from the shortcut menu.
from the shortcut menu.
Note:
Thinning is intended to reduce the number of envelope points created through automation recording and will have little or
no effect if you create envelopes by adding and editing points manually.
Deleting envelope points
You can delete a point by right-clicking it and choosing Delete from the shortcut menu. If you want to delete all envelope points, right-
click a point and choose Reset All from the shortcut menu.
click a point and choose Reset All from the shortcut menu.
Adjusting individual envelope points
You can set the level of each envelope point by dragging it up or down. As you move an envelope point, a tooltip displays both the
point’s occurrence on the timeline and its level.
point’s occurrence on the timeline and its level.
Other ways to set the level include:
•
Right-click an envelope point and choose a setting from the shortcut menu.
•
Choose Select All from the shortcut menu to raise or lower all points on the envelope.
•
Right-click an envelope point and choose Set To from the shortcut menu. This displays a box in which you can specify a setting.
You can adjust an envelope point’s location on the timeline by dragging it right or left. If snapping is enabled, the envelope point snaps
to time divisions as you drag. Hold Shift while dragging to override snapping (press Shift after you click). For more information, see
to time divisions as you drag. Hold Shift while dragging to override snapping (press Shift after you click). For more information, see
USING AUTOMATION
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