Okay! got the "Zoom in and draw in the waveform" technique off to a start.

I actually was drawing the waveform of the sound ... it sounded like a door shutting

it was cool to be able to do that. i worked out that the waveform changes appearance when it is possible.
I have been selecting audio and do Apple-F for the fade, it is great, just Apple-F and Pro Tools selects the right kind of fade in every time!
I was using an RTAS Moogerfooger - and clicked automation, and dounleclicked a few parameters in for good measure ... didn't see them come up near the pan dial on the track, but will have a go anyhow. I know there are windows which show the actual volume or panning and stuff throughtout the track ... i forget where these are ... ( i know my synth and sampler more than i know the PT ... hmmm but now i study!!

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One interesting thing - i had copied an 8 bar section across 24 bars. I made an adjustment to the waveform with the pencil tool, and it showed up on every copy ... i guess that's cos it is drawing into the original waveform itself, rather than an editable parameter such as volume.
one could liken it to object oriented programming ... but i won't ...

