Thanks Chris; That info is helpful. I wasn't sure if Envelope Mode bogs down JAWS or the CPU - particularly if you have a big project running. That was my main concern.
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To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 22:00 Subject: [ddots-l] Re: A question Hi Mike. I wasn't sure either, so thanks; learned something new today. Although, I'll have to read it a couple of times and maybe experiment a bit in a project to get it. From Lesson 40A from the tutorial: 5. The option to toggle between Envelope mode and Offset Mode determines how your current fader movements affect your volume or pan levels. There are two modes which control how your volume faders, pan faders, and bus send pan faders behave during playback. The two modes are Envelope mode, and Offset mode. a. Envelope mode. In envelope mode, the volume and pan faders follow the projects automation and do not respond to the changes you make in real time. b. Offset Mode. In offset mode, you offset the current automation in a track, using a parameter's controls. In other words, in offset mode, any automation envelopes in the track or bus, add their level to any level that the fader contributes. So, for instance, the level you see in the Volume column of a track, combines with the levels that any volume envelope in that track produces as the track plays. c. Note that any setting you make while in offset mode, remains in effect when you switch back to envelope mode. So when you switch back to Envelope mode, any level that the volume column displays while in Offset mode, continues to combine with any envelope in the track, but does not show in the Volume field while you're in Envelope mode. So, if you have a large negative value, such as -INF, in the Volume column, then even if the volume envelope is at its maximum level, the sum of the 2 values is still inaudible because the negative value is so small. d. Whenever you have unexpected levels in a track or bus, toggle the envelope/offset mode, and then look in the track or bus property columns to see what values show. Change the values to neutral ones if you don't want them to affect your levels. So, if I'm reading that correctly, if you wanted to make your vocal track 2dB louder, for example, but not mess up the automation moves you already recorded, you would do this in offset mode. Chris -------------------------------------------------- CTS MASTERING: PROFESSIONAL MIXING AND MASTERING! Clear True Sound: www.ctsmastering.com -- Always have your stuff when you need it with @Dropbox. Seamlessly share with your friends and colleagues. 2GB account is free!http://db.tt/bQ2GuIt
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