Reference Guide

1038 Automation

Recording automation data from an external controller

Recording automation data from an external

controller

You can record automation data from an external controller or a MIDI keyboard.

To record automation data from an external controller

1. In either the Track view or Console view, right-click the control or knob that you want to control

externally, and choose Remote Control from the pop-up menu.

The Remote Control dialog box appears.

2. If your controller sends standard MIDI messages, RPN’s, or NRPN’s, choose a controller (such

as Wheel) with which to control your knob or control (see “Remote Control dialog” on page 1745

for more information). Also choose the MIDI channel your controller will be sending the

automation data on (it doesn’t have to be the same channel that the knob or control’s track plays

back on), and click OK.

3. If your controller works by sending Sysx information instead, choose options in the Sysx fields

(see “Remote Control dialog” on page 1745 for more information), and click OK.

4. In either the Track or Console view, write enable the knob or control for automation that you just

configured for remote control.

5. Start playback or recording, and move the slider or wheel that you selected on your external

controller.

6. When you finish recording the automation, click the Stop button or press the SPACEBAR.

Listen to your project and either re-record the automation, or disable each armed control by clicking

the Allow Automation Writing button in the Control Bar’s Mix module. You can disable remote

control by right-clicking the relevant knob or fader and choosing Disable Remote Control from the

pop-up menu.