Can't get audio envelope

Philip wrote on 10/26/2022, 1:47 PM

Sorry for the bother in pro forum; I edit about twice a year and am forgetful.

Vegas Pro 18, Windows 10 on a Dell XPS 8900 series PC.

I cannot for the life of me get an audio envelope to show so that I can insert points to silence applause between two songs in a clip. I have inserted volume envelope, double-clicked, shift-clicked, and every other possibility I can think of. Repeatedly for a half hour. I can do nothing other than raise or lower track volume. This is a brand new project from a .mov file.

Please help. I know this should be automatic. I can't find anything in Prefs that says Show or Hide Audio Envelope.

Thank you.

Comments

jetdv wrote on 10/26/2022, 2:04 PM

When you add a Volume Envelop to a track, you will get a blue line on that track. You can then add points to that blue line to change the volume. Or you can create a selection area and drag the blue line down in the middle of that selection area to affect only that area and it will create two points on both ends to adjust the volume.

Try this:

1. Start a new project

2. Right-click the timeline area and choose to add a new audio track

3. Right-click that new audio track, go to Insert/Remove Envelope, and then choose Volume (or just press "Shift-V")

Do you now see a blank audio track with a blue line (envelope) on it?

john_dennis wrote on 10/26/2022, 2:57 PM

@Philip

There (at least) two aspects to Volume Envelopes.

Whether it exists
Whether it's visible

Philip wrote on 10/26/2022, 4:56 PM

Thank you both for your replies. I tried opening a new project as described above. No line show on the track when I Insert Volume Envelope. There is nothing to click on.

rraud wrote on 10/26/2022, 6:06 PM

The track (header) must be selected for Shift+V (menu item "Insert> Audio Envelope> Volume")

btw, In the audio track's header, confirm automation is enabled as well

ChristoC wrote on 10/26/2022, 6:46 PM

Once you have inserted a Volume Envelope I find the letter V on the keyboard toggles it into view or not

Philip wrote on 10/26/2022, 7:40 PM

For whatever reason, reopening Vegas just now, after receiving the last comment, has brought the function back to life. Stranger than fiction, but life goes on. Thank you all for you contributions; I do appreciate them.