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Automation
The “Automation follows Events” setting
If you activate “Automation follows Events” on the Edit
menu (or in the Preferences–Editing page), automation
events will automatically follow when you move an event or
part on the track.
This makes it easy to set up automation related to a spe-
cific event or part, rather than to a specific position in the
project. For example, you can automate the panning of a
sound effect event (having the sound pan from left to right,
etc.) – if you need to move the event, the automation will
automatically follow! The rules are:
• All automation events for the track between the start
and end of the event or part will be moved.
If there are automation events in the new position (to which you move the
part or event), these will be overwritten.
• If you copy an event or part (using Copy/Paste, or [Alt]/
[Option]-dragging, or using the Duplicate or Repeat func-
tions), the automation events will be duplicated as well.
Using Write/Read automation
All track types except folder, marker, video and ruler tracks
feature Write (W) and Read (R) buttons in the mixer, in the
Track list and in the Channel Settings window. Further-
more, the control panels for all plug-in effects and VST In-
struments also feature Write and Read buttons.
The Write and Read buttons for a channel in the mixer and for an auto-
mation subtrack in the Track list.
• If you activate Write for a channel, all mixer parameters
you adjust during playback for that specific channel will be
recorded as automation events.
• If you activate Read for a channel, all your recorded
mixer actions for that channel will be performed during
playback, just like you performed them in Write mode.
• The W and R buttons for a track in the Track list are mir-
rors of the W and R buttons in the corresponding channel
strip in the mixer.
There are also global Read and Write buttons in the com-
mon panel of the mixer and at the top of the Track list:
The global Write and Read buttons in the mixer, and in the Track list.
• When “All Automation to Read Status” is activated, all
your recorded mixer actions for all channels will be per-
formed during playback.
• When “All Automation to Write Status” is activated, all
mixer actions you perform during playback (for all chan-
nels) will be recorded as automation events.
The “MIDI Controller Input to Automation Tracks”
preference
If you have set up a remote device to control parameters
and settings in the program, you can record automation
with that remote device – just activate Write as usual.
However, if you are recording a MIDI track and want to
record automation at the same time, the controller data
sent by the remote device will be recorded “twice” – as
automation and as MIDI controller data on the MIDI track.
To avoid this, activate the “MIDI Controller Input to Auto-
mation Tracks” setting in the Preferences (MIDI page).
When this is activated, the controllers will be recorded as
automation only, not as MIDI controller data on the re-
corded MIDI track.