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Editing Automation
When the automation toolbar is displayed, two additional tools appear in the regular toolbar.
From left to right, these are the Pencil and the Select Range tools. These tools let you edit
automation in different ways.
The Pencil and Select Range
tools appear when you open the
Automation toolbar
Drawing Automation Keyframes
You can use the pencil tool to literally draw new automation curves in the Timeline for
whichever parameter’s automation data is visible. This can be a good way to smooth out ragged
sections of automation without needing to re-record everything you did.
Simply click the Pencil tool, choose the automation data you want to edit in a track of the
Timeline using the drop-down menu in the track header, and then click and drag to draw a new
curve. While you’re drawing, the new curve appears in red, while the old curve appears in
green, to help you see what you’re doing. When you’re finished, release the pointer button and
the automation curve will be redrawn.
Using the Pencil tool to smooth out a section of automation
Adjusting and Deleting Automation Keyframes
The Select Range tool lets you adjust automation in two different ways.
Adjusting Individual Keyframes
Using the Select Range tool, you can click and drag any automation keyframe up or down and
left or right (bounded by its neighboring keyframes) to adjust it directly. When zoomed in, this
can be an effective way of making minute adjustments to troublesome keyframes. The segment
of automation affected by the keyframe you’re dragging appears red to show you the new
curve you’re creating, while the previously recorded curve remains green. When you release
the pointer button, the new shape will be drawn.
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