Envelopes and Audio Buses

StrezzedOutz wrote on 5/11/2021, 10:26 AM

Hi everyone,

I am using Vegas Pro Edit 16, and I noticed that none of my envelopes work on my audio tracks. What I mean is that I could place points and change levels, but it would have no effect on the playback. All of these audio tracks are routed into buses and then I tried using envelopes on the buses and they work.

Is there a way to make envelopes work on the track themselves when they output to an audio bus?

Some other questions

  • I know you can group tracks, but is there a way to make a group within a group? As far as I know, you can not have a track in two different groups, so that is why I am asking. For example, I want all my videos in one group, but I want a subgroup of different elements within that large group.
  • Audio buses, should I be treating them as a way to make changes to multiple tracks in the same way at the same time? For example, sending all the audio tracks of a drumset into one audio bus and then using envelopes to affect all of the drumset parts at the same time? Is there a better way of doing this?

    Thank you everyone!

Comments

Former user wrote on 5/11/2021, 10:33 AM

I just did a quick test with one track routed to a bus and the volume envelope worked on the track as expected. Can you post a screen shot?

StrezzedOutz wrote on 5/11/2021, 10:59 AM

So this works. "Track Lisa" outputs to "Violin 1" audio bus.


When I get rid of the audio bus envelope, and only use the track, I can still hear that section.


I also tested that the Lisa track goes directly to master and I can confirm that the envelopes still do nothing on the track itself.

What other screenshots would you like?

StrezzedOutz wrote on 5/11/2021, 11:08 AM

Weird, so I tried on a different track, different audio clip and it works there.

Edit: I am a dumb dumb and automation was turned off. I turned it back on. and it works. Everyone go about your business.

Actually, can anyone answer the other questions in the opening post? :X

rraud wrote on 5/11/2021, 12:53 PM

Actually, can anyone answer the other questions in the opening post?

Please restate the question.

Otherwise select the Envelope menu in the track header.