Reference Guide

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Automation lanes
Automation
“Automation lanes” on page 1111
“Creating and editing automation envelopes” on page 1119
“Automating track and bus mute” on page 1130
“Envelope mode and Offset mode” on page 1131
“Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes” on page 1134
“Snapshots” on page 1135
“Automating effects” on page 1136
“Recording automation data from an external controller” on page 1138
Using Automation lanes
To show/hide a track’s Automation lanes
Click a track’s Expand/collapse Automation lanes button .
The Expand/collapse Automation lanes button is a toggle and only shows automation
parameters that have previously been assigned to lanes. Any other existing automation parameters
are displayed in the parent track.
If no Automation lanes have been previously created, a new Automation lane is created and
assigned to a parameter based on the following priority list:
Audio and Instrument tracks:
1. Existing automation (priorities are same as 2-6)
2. Track volume
3. Track pan
4. Track mute
5. ProChannel modules from top to bottom; first parameter to last
6. FX automation, first effect in bin to last, first parameter to last
MIDI tracks:
1. Existing automation (priorities are same as 2-8)
2. Volume
3. Pan
4. Automated Mute
5. Expression
6. Chorus
7. Reverb
8. Arpeggiator; first parameter to last