by Guillaume Jeulin
Blue Cat Audio
http://www.bluecataudio.com

This tutorial shows how to use the Peak Meter Pro (DPMP) in Cakewalk Sonar, in order to record the peak envelope of the audio signal as an automation curve.

Step By Step

01 - Insert the DPMP on your audio track:
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02 - Right click on the DPMP and select \'Arm Parameter\':
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03 - Select the envelope you want to record (we choose here to record the transformed peak envelope - all parameters starting with \'OUT\' are output parameters):
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04 - Play the track and adjust your settings for the transformed envelope:
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05 - Hit the \'record automation\' button:
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06 - Your envelope has been recorded:
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07 - You can now assign it to any other parameter, or copy-paste it to any other track if you wish:
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Conclusion
You have learnt how to use the envelope recording functionality of the Peak Meter Pro (DPMP) in Cakewalk Sonar: you are now able to record the peak or RMS envelope as automation curves. These curves can be useful to monitor the audio signal or to be assigned to other parameters of other effects.

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