201: 07: Clip Gain

Question 0

What are some of the differences between clip gain and volume automation?

Answer 0

Clip gain is applied pre mixer

All edit playlists can have individual clip gain settings

Question 1

What is the difference between static and dynamic clip gain?

Answer 1

Dynamic clip gain varies over time.

Question 2

What are the two display options for working with clip gain? How can each be enabled?

Answer 2

Clip gain info view: view>clip>clip gain info OR control shift =
Clip gain line view: view>clip>clip gain line view OR Control shift -

Question 3

What is the clip gain fader used for? Does this fader affect static clip gain or dynamic clip gain?

Answer 3

Adjusting clip gain. It can be used for both. Pg 146

Question 4

What modifier would you hold while clicking on the clip gain fader to reset the clip gain to the default (0dB) across the clip?

Answer 4

Option click

Question 5

Describe three functions that can be performed using the grabber tool when editing clip gain.

Answer 5

Add or move a breakpoint

Delete a breakpoint (option click)

Question 6

What pencil tool shapes can be used for drawing clip gain? How is the pencil tool behaviour different when drawing clip gain compared to when drawing automation?

Answer 6

All except parabolic and s curve
(Free hand, line, triangle, square, random)

Gestures outside the selection will not be saved.

Question 7

How can the trim tool be used to trim the clip gain settings for an entire clip? How can it be used to trim clip aim for only a portion of a clip?

Answer 7

Click and drag

Click within a selection and drag

Question 8

In what two ways can nudging be applied to clip gain? How would you go about setting the nudge increment for each type of nudging?

Answer 8

Left and right

Display clip gain line view
Make selection
Choose nudge value from the nudge value pop up menu in the edit window toolbar
Control shift + or - on the numerical keypad

Up and down

Control shift up and down

Question 9

What keyboard modifier combination forms the basic modifier set for clip gain shortcuts? Give some examples of clip gain shortcuts that use this modifier set.

Answer 9

Control shift

(With command focus) m , . /

Question 10

How can clip gain settings be converted to volume automation? How can clip gain settings be combined with volume automation on the volume playlist graph?

Answer 10

Make selection
Edit>automation>convert volume automation to clip gain

Make selection
Edit> automation>coalesce clip gain to volume automation

Question 11

How can clip gain settings be written in to the audio waveform? What affect does this have on the clip and the underlying whole audio file?

Answer 11

Clip>clip gain> render clip gain
Right click on clip gain fader>render clip gain
Right click on clip or edit selection> clip gain>render clip gain

Creates a new clip.