Reference Guide

1128 Automation
Creating and editing automation envelopes
To copy an envelope
1. In the Track view or the Clips pane, select the track or clip that has the envelope you want to
copy. If you want to copy all the automation data in the track, select the whole track.
2. Press CTRL+ALT+C or use the Edit > Copy Special command.
The Copy dialog box appears.
3. Choose Clip Automation and/or Track/Bus Automation.
4. Choose any other kinds of data you want to copy—if you only want to copy the automation data,
choose only Track/Bus Automation and/or Clip Automation.
5. Click OK.
SONAR copies the data you selected to the Clipboard.
To paste an envelope
1. Select the track(s) and location (Now Time) you want to paste the data to.
2. Press CTRL+ALT+V or use the Edit > Paste Special command.
The Paste dialog box appears.
3. Choose a track and location to paste to, if you haven’t already.
4. Click OK.
SONAR pastes the automation data and any other types of data you chose in the
box into the track and location you selected.
You can reassign an envelope to control a different parameter from the one it originally controlled.
For example, you can reassign a volume envelope to control pan.
To reassign an envelope
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to the desired automation parameter (Track Automation or
Clip Automation).
2. Move the cursor over the envelope until the cursor changes to a double-ended arrow, and right-
click the envelope.
The Envelope Editing menu appears.
3. Choose Assign Envelope > (name of the parameter you want the envelope to control).
The envelope changes color to reflect its new parameter assignment.
Note 1: The basic Edit > Copy (CTRL+C) and Edit > Paste (CTRL+V) commands only apply
to the data type that is selected in the track’s Edit Filter. The Edit > Copy Special
(CTRL+ALT+C) and Edit > Paste Special (CTRL+ALT+V) commands open a dialog that lets
you specify which elements to copy/paste.
Note 2: If the Track/Bus Automation field is greyed-out, you must re-select a part of the clip
that contains either a node or a solid line (shape). A dotted line by itself is not an envelope and
can not be copied.