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Volume Manipulation
You've already seen how to change the volume of specific tracks. But, what if you want one track's volume to fluctuate at specific points in a song?
To do this, click on the Volume/Pan button in the track you'd like to edit. A line depicting the track's volume will appear below the usual instrument line in the track.
The first time you open the Volume Pan area for a track, the line depicting volume will go straight across the length of your song. This means that the track's volume will remain at one level the entire time.
In the example above, I wanted the volume of my Electronic Beats track to drop for a few measures and then return to the beginning level. To do this, I added volume automation points ; these are the points where you want the track volume to change.
Click on the volume line to add an automation point. Now, adjust the point up and down to the level you'd like (a display in decibels will appear next to your point as you move it). Most volume effects will require more than one automation point. The example above required four points to lower the volume for several measures and then raise it to the original level.
This example shows a simple fade effect. The volume is steady for two measures and then fades over the course of about a measure and a half. I created two automation points for this effect: one to designate when I wanted the fade to begin, and one to designate when and at what volume I wanted it to end. Note : The point at the beginning of the track is automatically created.
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