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About volume and pan curves

You can change the volume of a track or project over time using a volume curve. You can add a volume curve to any track, including the master track.

After you add a volume curve to a track, you add control points to the curve at the points in the timeline where you want the curve to move to a new value. The curve changes evenly between the previous and next value, raising or lowering the volume level between the two points.

You can change the pan position of a track over time using pan curves. You can add a pan curve to any track except the master track.

After you add a pan curve to a track, you add control points to the curve at the points in the timeline where you want the curve to move to a new value. The pan curve changes evenly between the previous and next value, panning the track from left to right between the two points. On the pan curve, lower values move the pan position left, and higher values move the pan position right.

You can change the volume of the overall project using the volume curve in the master track. For information about the master track, see Related Topics below.

Related Topics

Showing the master track

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