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3. When a parameter automation clip is open, you can select, move, copy or delete automation events, using the
Selection (Arrow) Tool.
When moving automation events with the Selection (Arrow) Tool, Snap (see “Snap”) is taken into account if en-
abled. You can also resize the clip by dragging the clip handles.
D If you resize the automation clip and make it longer, the duration of the first or last automation event will be
extended all the way to the clip boundaries (see the last example in “Editing parameter automation in the
Song/Block View”).
• A selected automation event’s position and value is also shown in the Inspector.
These values can be edited numerically in the Inspector displays. See “Note and automation editing in the Inspec-
tor”.
About moving parameter automation events outside an open clip
If you move parameter automation events outside the boundaries of an open clip, the same rules apply as when mov-
ing note events outside an open clip. See “About moving notes outside or between clips”.
Drawing parameter automation events
To add new parameter automation events, do any of the following:
D Double click with the Selection (Arrow) Tool in the open automation clip to insert an automation point.
Double click, hold, and then drag to draw a series of automation points in the clip.
D Click or drag with the Pencil Tool in the open automation clip.
When dragging, the resulting curve (i.e. the number of points) depends on two factors; the selected “Automation
Cleanup” setting in the Preferences menu (see “About Automation Cleanup”), and the snap value if Snap is acti-
vated (see “Snap”).
D To add an additional automation point onto an automation line, hold down [Shift] and click with the Pencil tool
at the position you want the point to be added.
This is also useful if the automation clip doesn’t yet contain any automation points, and you want to add the first
automation point with the same value as the Static Value.
Note that if the automation line is curved (see “Creating curves between automation points”), the line will become
straight (not curved) to the right of the added point.
Three examples of Shift-clicking automation points with the Pencil tool: adding the first point in an empty clip, adding a point on a
straight line and adding a point on a curved line.
• Holding down [Ctrl](Win) or [Option](Mac) and clicking or dragging with the Pencil tool will insert an automa-
tion range (the same parameter value over a period of time).
The length of the range is set with the Snap value.
Drawing an automation range.