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Adding envelope points
Once you add an envelope to a track, you can add points to it. These points are used to edit the envelope line in order to automate the
control.
1. Place the mouse pointer on the envelope’s line. The pointer
changes to a hand icon (
).
2. Right-click and choose Add Point from the shortcut menu or
double-click to add an envelope point. A square point
appears on the envelope line.
Tip: You can use ripple editing to automatically move envelope points as you edit in the timeline. For more information, see Applying post-edit ripples on page 108.
Drawing envelope points
To create an envelope quickly, you can draw freehand envelope curves in the timeline.
1. With the Normal Edit (
) or Envelope (
) 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 & 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.
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.
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, rightclick a point and choose Reset All from the shortcut menu.
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