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The Envelope Editing menu appears.
5.
Choose Add Node from the menu.
A node (very small rectangle) appears on the envelope.
Note: A shortcut to create a node is to double-click the envelope.
6.
Move the cursor over the node until a cross appears under it, and drag the node in any direction
you want.
When you release the mouse, the envelope changes to follow the node's new position.
7.
Double-click the envelope to add another node.
8.
Drag the new node in any direction you want and release the mouse.
9.
Move the cursor over the segment of the envelope that lies between the two nodes until the double-
ended arrow appears, and right-click the envelope to open the Envelope Editing menu.
10. Choose one of the following shapes from the envelope editing menu:
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Jump—This choice causes the envelope to make a ninety degree jump when the envelope
reaches the second node. SONAR displays jumps with a dotted line, meaning that there is
automation data at the nodes where the dotted line begins and ends, but not where the line
itself is.
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Linear—This choice draws a straight line between the two nodes.
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Fast Curve—This choice draws a curve between the two nodes that changes value rapidly at
first, but more slowly toward the end of the curve.
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Slow Curve—This choice draws a curve between the two nodes that changes value slowly at
first, but more rapidly toward the end of the curve.
SONAR adds a shape between the nodes. You can drag any shape except a jump up or down and it
maintains its curve or angle. To edit a jump, drag the node that's at either end of the jump.
Play your track and listen to the results. You can undo any step by using the Edit-Undo command
(Ctrl+Z) directly after that step. You can play back your project with or without the automation data by
clicking the Enable Automation Playback button
When you add multiple envelopes to a track, you can choose which envelopes you want to display. See
"Showing or Hiding Envelopes" on page 447.
You can also draw envelopes on audio tracks. See "Creating and Editing Audio Envelopes" on page 442.
Dotted Lines
The dotted line in an envelope shows two things:
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There is no automation data at the time in a track where the dotted line is.
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The value of the last piece of automation data that exists before the dotted line is represented by
the vertical level of the dotted line.
You can move an automated control while your project plays, and if you move it during a time where
that control has a dotted line in its envelope, the control will stay where you move it. As soon as the
Now time reaches a node or solid line, the control snaps to the value of the node or solid line.
in the Automation toolbar.
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