total noob question

To the left of the matrix you'll see the track pane. You might have it hidden - grab the dotted handle and drag to the right to reveal it. Each track has horizontal controls for volume and pan. Just left click in the appropriate area and drag right or left to increase or decrease volume. That will set the volume for all grooves in that track. If you want different volumes in grooves on the same track, you can either try to create an envelope in each groove (good luck) or just move those grooves to a new track.

Trying to use the P5 volume automation implementationis like trying to scratch your back with your big toe. Hopefully the upgrade due in a few months will fix that

Thanks ! Actually I was aware of the track volumes and the envelope capabilities. Here is what is (was) confusing me. I'm taking clips from tracks and then dropping them in the Groove Matrix (GM), not necessarly in a row that corresponds to the original track position. I'm then deleting all of the tracks in the arrange pane (like in the GM tutorial). It wasnt clear to me what the "base" volume of each clip was at this point. Is it the volume of the original clip before it was imported ? I think that at this point the track volume is controlling the volume of the combination of all "playing" clips of the corresponding row of the GM ? If my understanding is correct then the only way to adjust the base volume of a clip is with the volume envelope in the editor ?
Did any of this make sense ? Too many hours with Sonar,P5, virus z3ta+ and Battery 3 has left me sleep deprived

Thanks,
Dan

Thanks Stuart-- Yes, perfectly clear ! I was hoping that there might be a differnt way to adjust the volume of a clip in the groove matrix other than the envelope method in the editor. I made the clips in Sonar (bounce to tracks) at their maximum levels thinking I could "mix" them in P5 before I stuck them in the GM. I guess that I still can, but I would have to do it using volume envelopes. This still might be easier than re-doing them in Sonar.
Thanks for the help !

Dan

Yes naught.... I'm learning slowly but surely. Actually I had an epiphany and realized that if I bring the clips into tracks in P5 and mix them using the track volume controls, then I can put each track into the corresponding row of column 1 of the GM, clear out the arrange pane, then record from the GM. The resulting tracks will be the clips at the volume I want. I can then put these back into the GM where I want. Last night was my first experience with the GM and I guess a little struggling is a decent way to learn something.

Thanks,
Dan

Yes that's true Syrath.

Call me old fashioned