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8. 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.
9. Choose one of the following shapes from the Envelope Editing menu:
• Jump—This choice causes the envelope to make a ninety degree jump
where 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.
• Linear—This choice draws a straight line between the two nodes.
• 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.
• 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 the project and listen to the results. You can undo any step by using the Edit-
Undo command (Ctrl+Z) directly after that step. You can drag the nodes in any
direction you want. You can play back your project with or without the automation
data by clicking the Enable Automation Playback button in the Automation
toolbar.
Note: When you add a “gain” envelope to a track in SONAR, you increase the
track’s level post-effects, or after the effects processors. Some hardware mixers call
this level “volume,” because it is post-effects, but other mixers refer to this as
“gain.” Either way, SONAR’s gain envelopes increase a track’s level after the
effects processors in the signal chain.
When you add multiple envelopes to a track or bus, you can choose which
envelopes you want to display. See “Showing or Hiding Envelopes” on page 502.
You can also draw envelopes on MIDI tracks. See “Drawing MIDI Envelopes in the
Track View” on page 499.
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