Reference Guide

1030 Automation
Creating and editing automation envelopes
For a list of all global tool mouse cursors, see “Mouse cursors” on page 469.
See:
“Automation” on page 1001
“Quick automation guide” on page 1003
“Automation methods” on page 1004
“Automation write modes (Producer and Studio only)” on page 1005
“Automation time base” on page 1006
“Automation Read and Automation Write buttons” on page 1007
“Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 1009
“Automation lanes” on page 1010
“Automating track and bus mute” on page 1030
“Envelope mode and Offset mode” on page 1031
“Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes” on page 1034
“Snapshots” on page 1035
“Automating effects” on page 1036
“Recording automation data from an external controller” on page 1038
Automating track and bus mute
The Mute buttons in the Track view, Track Inspector and Console view work in two ways:
• You can record or draw automation for each Mute button, and the automation data controls the
buttons.
• You can click a Mute button while playback is in progress and manually override any automation
data for that button.
A track’s Mute button can display the muted or unmuted status of either the automation envelope or
of manual muting. To toggle between showing a track’s manual mute status or automated mute
status, right-click the track’s Mute button and choose Switch to Automated Mute or Switch to
Manual Mute on the pop-up menu. When the command is disabled, the track’s Mute button shows
whether you have depressed the Mute button manually or not (the manual mute status). When the
command is enabled, the Mute button displays a fader next to the M: .
To draw a Mute envelope
1. Click the track’s Edit Filter control, point to Track Automation and choose Automated Mute on
the submenu.
An envelope appears at the bottom of the track.
2. Add nodes to the envelope and edit it so that the envelope is more than 50% of its maximum
height wherever you want the track muted.