Changing multiple sound clips volume?

I need to adjust almost an entire track's sound (by about +5db...) Is there a simple way to select them all and apply +5db to multiple clips?
Thanks!

Joshua wrote:
Is there a simple way to select them all and apply +5db to multiple clips?
Yeah, select the clips you want to raise 5db, then raise them 5db. If you select the clips you want to raise, use Control- ] and Control- [ to raise or lower in 3db increments. Control- + and Control-- will raise or lower in 1db increments.
So select them and raise them. The process is really as simple as your question.
EDIT: I don't know why that's showing up as a link. It's supposed to be Control and the brackets in either direction.
EDIT: I think I fixed it now. The question & the answer were both easier than actually fooling the system into realizing i wasn't typing a link.
Message was edited by: thrillcat editorial

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