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Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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The Automation Button Options
When the automation button is clicked (Fig. 7.3.17), a pop-up
menu with the following options is shown:
Punch out: When this option is selected, the recorded changes
are simply inserted into any existing automation curve.
Keyboard shortcut: U.
Punch out (to end): When this option is chosen, any automation
points beyond the punch-out point are cleared when recording
stops.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + U.
Automation options: When this option is selected, a window will
be shown with the following options:
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Glide: Tracktion can optionally fade recorded automation
curves into existing curves. This control sets the period over which the fade will occur. No fade
will be applied if the value of this control is set to zero. This can be very handy when recording
an automation event into an existing curve, for example, if you trying to gently back off the level
of an instrument for just a few bars to let other elements in the mix stand out, you can simply re-
cord the automation event into the existing curve. When this option is enabled, it doesn’t matter if
there is a slight mismatch in level between the end of your edit and the existing curve, as Track-
tion will simply create a transition between them. If this option was disabled, you could potentially
hear a slight click as the level changes abruptly.
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Simplify newly recorded automation: Recorded automation may contain many points that are
either redundant or likely to be the result of nger twitches, and these points generally be can be
safely removed. When this option is active, the recorded automation curve will be automatically
stripped of these kinds of unnecessary points. If this option is disabled, the recording will not be
altered.
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Shift automation to compensate for delays: When this option is active, automation points
will be adjusted to take into account delays caused by latency. Typically you will always want to
leave this option enabled.
Hide all automation curves: This will hide all automation curves. It is simply a shortcut for manually
hiding them.
Show default automation curve on each track: This will display the level parameter of the last vol /
pan on each track.
Create MIDI controller mappings: This option shows the MIDI controller mapping window. Setting
controller mappings is described in the previous sub-section.
Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + SHIFT + M (CMD + SHIFT + M for Mac users).
Figure 7.3.17