When coalescing clip gain and volume automation, what happens to existing volume automation?

When coalescing clip gain and volume automation, what happens to existing volume automation?

• A. It overwrites all existing clip gain information with your volume automation
• B. It overwrites all existing volume automation with your clip gain information
• C. It leaves automation unchanged
• D. It sums the two sources into the resulting volume automation playlist

Answer: (D)

Coalescing clip gain with volume automation combines the two controls into one envelope by summing them. The resulting volume automation playlist equals the existing automation values plus the clip gain values at each point in time. This preserves both influences rather than overwriting one or leaving things unchanged. For example, if a clip has +3 dB of clip gain and the track’s automation is -2 dB at a moment, the coalesced automation becomes +1 dB there. If there’s no automation at a moment, you simply get the clip gain value. After coalescing, the clip gain is effectively baked into the volume automation, and you work with a single automation stream going forward.

Coalescing clip gain with volume automation combines the two controls into one envelope by summing them. The resulting volume automation playlist equals the existing automation values plus the clip gain values at each point in time. This preserves both influences rather than overwriting one or leaving things unchanged. For example, if a clip has +3 dB of clip gain and the track’s automation is -2 dB at a moment, the coalesced automation becomes +1 dB there. If there’s no automation at a moment, you simply get the clip gain value. After coalescing, the clip gain is effectively baked into the volume automation, and you work with a single automation stream going forward.