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BillyBoy wrote on 3/5/2004, 9:22 PM
Drop a volume envelope on your audio track from Insert on Menu.You'll see a blue line. Double click anywhere on the line it adds control points. Holding down your left mouse Move the point up to increase volume, down to lower.

Generally you'll set a series of 4 points. The first you leave to anchor where your volume started out , the second raise or lower. If you want an immediate sharp change in volume drag straight up, Slope if you want the effect to be more gradual. When you get to the point (on timeline) where you have the volume you want change again add another point and so on. Right click for more effects.

Once you add a volume envelope it starts on the track. To silence part of a track either break into events then slect mute (right click) or drag the envelope all the way down.
MrMikeC wrote on 3/6/2004, 3:30 PM
Thank you sooooooooo much! What an incredible function this is! Is this how I specify where I want to put other effects besides volume ?
farss wrote on 3/6/2004, 4:00 PM
Yes you can via FX automation BUT it can start to get awefully messy. I limit myslef to Volume and Pan, If I need anymore than that I just cut that portion of audio where I want the FX to begin and end, drag it to another audio track and apply the FX at the track level.

Now maybe that's a crude way to do it and I'm certain one of the audio geeks will jump right down my throat but I find it simple and pretty goof proof. I don't use Vegas for really detailed audio work, for that it goes off to SF. Again I probably COULD do a lot of it directly on the Vegas TL but I just find SF a better tool for a clutz like me to use for microsurgery. One thing I really like in SF is Snap to Zero Crossing. Vegas gets around the issue with small fades and that's a good approach at the macro level but when I'm trying to get rid of unwanted tiny bits of audio I find it a bit too coarse a tool.
BillyBoy wrote on 3/6/2004, 9:11 PM
Vegas is very powerful in what it can do with audio since the original company Sonic Foundy (recently purchased by Sony) also makes excellent audio applications.

Audio topics don't get as much mention in this forum since there is a sister forum devoted to the audio side of Vegas.

If you haven't already download the giant sized PDF manual that runs about 360 pages that goes into a lot of the finer points. You can click on support (above at top) and probably find a link to it and other white papers.

In a nut shell once you have a audio track populated with some audio file right clicking brings up a bunch of options. Also click on the header area of any audio track, once that opens click again to find a couple dozen more FX audio filters.


swarrine wrote on 3/6/2004, 9:34 PM
If the audio is generally quiet in your clip, "Normalize" can help boost your volume on a clip level instead of a track level.