Reference Guide

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Quick automation guide
Automation
Quick automation guide
The following table summarizes Console and Track view automation.
In addition, SONAR allows you to copy and paste envelopes between tracks. The only controls that
you can’t automate are the Arm, Solo, Pre/Post, Interleave (Mono/Stereo selector), Bus Enable,
and Phase buttons, and the Trim fader.
For step-by-step instructions, see:
“Automation” on page 1101
“Automation methods” on page 1104
“Automation write modes” on page 1105
“Automation time base” on page 1107
“Automation Read and Automation Write buttons” on page 1108
“Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 1109
“Automation lanes” on page 1111
What you can
automate
Parameters you can automate How you can automate them
Individual tracks Gain, pan, mute, bus send gain, bus
send balance, MIDI controllers, MIDI
chorus and reverb, pitch wheel, channel
aftertouch, RPN and NRPN.
Draw envelopes in the Clips pane, record
the fader movements, or take a snapshot.
Buses Input gain and pan, output gain and pan. Draw envelopes in the Clips pane, record
the fader movements, or take a snapshot.
Individual effects Varies with the effect. Draw envelopes in the Clips pane, record
the fader movements, or take a snapshot.
Soft Synth controls Varies with the synth. See “Drawing soft synth automation in the
Clips pane” on page 868 and “Automating
controls from the Synth Rack” on page
867.
Groups of faders or
other controls
Whatever the faders or other controls in
the group control.
Record fader movements.
Individual clips Gain and pan for audio clips, velocity for
MIDI clips.
Draw envelopes in the Clips pane.
Table 184.