Changing Audio Levels

Good Morning,
I want to change the levels of audio within a single clip. I used to know how to set the points in the audio line, but for the life of me I can't remember how to do it.
Thanks for your help.
Andy

option-w will show keyframes in the timeline. You can then click on the pen tool (or hit p) to put in key frames directly in the track in the timeline. Shift-T will toggle thru different heights for the tracks in the timeline which can help you and doubleclicking of the audio clip in the timeline will load the clip in the viewer where adjusting keyframes can usually be done with greater ease and precision.

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