Gain Automation
From Guide
Each layer has the ability to automate the gain level. Clicking on the INFO button opens the automation editor.
- The blue lines that appear represent the relative audio level of the recording over time. The higher the level, the taller the line.
- Clicking and dragging anywhere in the waveform view allows you to draw a level curve that is applied to the sound. You can draw fade-ins and fade-outs or cut out specific notes.
More Info on Fading Techniques From this Newsletter Column:
First Click the LAYER INFO button. "Now, let me explain what you're looking at. RiffWorks just computed a quick analysis of the sound level of your layer across the length of the Riff and drew it in this nice blue color. When you hit play, you'll notice a play pointer moving over the top. You might be wondering how this fixes fade outs and punch outs (what those in the industry call muting a small section of a recording). The part that actually fixes the problem is really subtle. It's the white ghosting over the panel. Try pressing the mouse button in that info panel and drawing around. There is a white line over the ghosted region that reflects your mouse position. THIS is what is going to fix your problems; it controls the gain of the layer at that point in the Riff. If you just dragged one point down, you will have notched out that note by turning the volume down really quickly. If you drew a nice downwardly sloped line on the end of the Riff you'll hear the layer fade out at the end of the Riff. If you drew some crazy shape, you'll hear the layer changing in volume across the whole Riff like a completely customizable tremolo. If you want to fade out your whole song when you're done with it, mix it down to a new Riff and draw a fade out on the mixed down layer in that new Riff. Totally screwed up one of the verses in your song? Just mute it out in that layer by dragging all that section down in the Riff Info panel. It's easy. Play with it. You'll get it."
