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Anonymous
July 25, 2018
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Adjust Clip Volume WITHOUT creating an automation point

  • July 25, 2018
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Hi, something that is driving me crazy is, for certain clips, being unable to adjust a clip's volume without creating an automation point!  Sometimes I just want to move the entire volume line up or down without automating anything, but whenever I click on the line to do so, it automatically creates a point.  I wish there was something like in premiere, where you can switch to an automation tool when you know you want to automate.  Does anyone know a solution to this problem?  Again, it is only certain clips.  I don't understand the pattern.  Thanks

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    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
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    July 25, 2018

    The easiest way to change the level of an entire clip is to highlight it, and use Shift+G. This will highlight the clip gain control, which enables you to set a level for the clip without touching the envelopes at all.

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      Anonymous
      July 25, 2018

      But the clip gain is a different property than the clip volume.  I'm trying to adjust the clip volume.  I like doing it this way in the editor.  I'd like to be able to do this without automating.  Is there a way to turn automation, for a clip, off and on? 

      SteveG_AudioMasters_
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      SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
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      July 25, 2018

      jimmys64448360  wrote

      But the clip gain is a different property than the clip volume.

      In purely practical terms, it isn't - it alters the level of the clip, and strictly speaking it shouldn't be called 'gain' because that's not what it alters; it's an overall clip level setting.

      jimmys64448360  wrote

      I'd like to be able to do this without automating.  Is there a way to turn automation, for a clip, off and on? 

      You can turn off track automation, but not individual clip automation, and that wouldn't help you anyway. I suspect that the answer you really need is that to move the clip volume level envelope without adding points to it, you need to do the following: Highlight the clip, and then hover the mouse over the volume envelope until the word 'volume' shows as a tool tip. Then by holding the mouse down, you should be able to drag the line up and down. As long as you don't let go of the mouse too quickly, you won't generate a point.

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