…well i figured out the track volume envelope thing and added points to adjust the the gain of small portions of individual events on the same track..learned also that i can split events and adjust gain there.. what setting should i set my “master” fader output to when monitoring that none of these adjustments take it into the red clipping zone? -12db? ..in vegas i render to ac3 using settings of -31db/line mode prof.”none”/rf mode “none”..i assume this is for the audio file only?.. i’ll need to render the video separately? Do i save the renders in any particular folder,and if so, will architect 3 know to include both files when i burn my dvd?..sorry for the long-winded question folks,wish i knew enough to make it shorter..thanks again for all the help