Fx in clip vs return

im working in arrangement view and im adding a filter fx in the the clip. i like the setting that i made with the filter, whats the best way to add the fx slowly to the clip as a build up…do i need to draw all the parameters out in the clip? i tried to drop it in a return track but notice that the filter did not have the same amount of fx on the clip as it did in the clip it self…why is that?..any tips on adding the filter fx back and forth to the clip would be great…thanks

guys

when you use a return track you get the clean source plus a version with the FX



when you add it as an insert on the channel the whole sound is affected.



you can add the filter automation directly to the clip with clip envelopes or as automation on the channel… If you use clip automation when you copy the clip you copy the automation too.

thanks phil!