Reference Guide

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Creating and editing automation envelopes
Automation
To record a Mute button’s movement
1. Right-click the Mute button you want to automate and choose Switch to Automated Mute from
the pop-up menu.
2. Make sure the Mute button or its whole track is write-enabled.
3. Start playback or recording, and click the Mute button on and off where appropriate.
4. Click the Stop button press the SPACEBAR when the track has been muted in the appropriate
places.
SONAR draws an automated mute envelope in the track you recorded on. Before you listen to your
track, make sure the Global Automation Playback button is enabled in the Control Bar’s Mix
module.
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
“Creating and editing automation envelopes” on page 1019
“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
Envelope mode and Offset mode
There are two modes which control how your volume faders, pan faders, bus send faders, and bus
send pan faders behave during playback. The two modes are Envelope mode and Offset mode.
Envelope mode. In envelope mode, volume and pan faders follow the project’s automation and do
not respond to changes you make in real-time.
Offset mode. In Offset mode, you “offset” the current automation in a track using a parameter’s
controls. For example, if a pan envelope is set to hard left (100% left) and you adjust the pan in offset