➋. However, there are faster ways to do that. ➡ Attention
There are two Channel Strip Components that are visible by default (you can toggle them in the Channel Strip Component Window ➌ (open as popup menu or Popover window):
Channel Strip Components
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• Gain Reduction Meter ➍: When the Compressor Plugin (or the
Limiter, or Adaptive Limiter) is loaded on the Channel Strip, then this purple meter displays the amount of gain reduction.
• EQ Thumbnail ➎: This area displays the frequency curve of the Channel EQ Plugin. If you've automated your EQ parameters, then the displayed curve …show more content…
Onscreen controls on the Smart Controls can't be
‣ entered numerically.
Values can be entered with a decimal (13.2dB), which makes it much quicker to set a control to a precise
‣ value ➊.
➎
➍
➌
➋
Double-click
➑
➏
➐
➊
On the Channel Strip Fader, you can click on the Fader knob or the Volume Display above ➑.
‣ Please note that the Volume Display shows the "minus" sign only for single digits but not for double digits. A Fader position of "-13.0dB" ➒ will be displayed as "13.0".
Here is a tip:
You can use the numerical entry to record an Automation Curve with a sudden value change. Let's say the value of the Volume Fader is 0dB and you want to drop it to -10dB at bar 5.
Set Automation to Latch Mode
Start playback before bar 5
Double click on the Fader and type in -10
At bar 5, hit return and the -10dB value will be written, including a Control Point for the previous value (0dB) a few Ticks before to create that sudden level drop ➓.
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+3dB -3dB
-13dB
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Signal Flow Inspector Channel Strip
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