Can a mute be automated in Vegas?

[Shockwave]

I can't figure out how to automate a track mute on/off. I know I can do it with volume envelopes, but is there not a way to automate a mute the old fashion way- push a mute button while writing it to automation? Is it a matter of a command or defining a static region where the mute is to take place? Hell, how about a mute envelope! Is there not even that? What am I missing?! It sure would save some horse power being able to do so. Thanks.

Dan

[MadAudio]

There's a mute envelope. Use that.

Or you could split the track and just take out the bits you don't want.

[MadAudio]

Which version are you running? Perhaps the mute envelope isn't in yours.

[Shockwave]

I'm running 4.0 No mute envelope. Oh well. Guess I gotta upgrade!

Dan

[rodvonbon]

You can use a volume envelope. Add 2 points where you want to drop the volume down, keep one of them at 0db and put the other one to -inf. Then do the same at the end (where you want to bring the volume back up).
Hope this is helps.

rodvonbon