Reference Guide

1008 Automation

Quick automation guide

The Automation Read button enables playback of automation envelopes for all automatable

parameters in the track, bus, or plug-in that the button is on, and is a handy way to temporarily turn

off envelopes for a particular track or bus while mixing.

The Automation Write button enables all automatable parameters on a specific audio track,

bus, or plug-in to be recorded.

The Automation Read and the Automation Write buttons are located by default next to the Mute/

Solo/Arm buttons on track and bus strips in the Track View, on the console strip in the Console

View, and below the Mute and Solo buttons in the Synth Rack. They are also available in Cakewalk

Soft Synth and Cakewalk effects plug-ins. Automation Read and Automation Write buttons have

three states; enabled, disabled, and dim. Enabled buttons indicate that all associated parameters

are read/write enabled. A dim button indicates that some parameters in the track strip or plug-in are

read or write enabled, while others are not. During automation writing, you will see the automation

preview envelope being drawn in real time alongside the normal waveform or MIDI preview.

A. Automation Read button B. Automation Write button

Enabling individual parameters

You can read-enable or write-enable individual parameters on tracks and buses by right-clicking

them and choosing Automation Read Enable or Automation Write Enable from the pop-up menu.

If you right-click an effect in an effect bin, the Read Enable Parameter and Write Enable

Parameter menu choices open dialogs that allow you to select which parameters you want to

enable.

See “Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 1009 for more information.