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Automation
The Options pop-up menu
Show Data on Tracks
When this option is activated, audio waveforms or MIDI
events will be displayed not only on the audio or MIDI
tracks, but also on the corresponding automation tracks.
Ö Note that this depends on two options in the Prefe-
rences dialog: The events will be displayed only when the
option “Show waveforms” (Event Display–Audio) is en-
abled and when “Part Data Mode” (Event Display–MIDI) is
set to an option other than “No data”.
Allow Continue Writing after Transport Jump
Normally, when you are writing automation data and locate
to another position in the project during this process, the
writing will be stopped until the mouse button is released or
until the Transport Stop command is received. This is to
make sure that you do not inadvertently overwrite existing
automation (e.g. if the Cycle is active or if you are using the
Arranger functions). However, when you activate “Allow
Continue Writing after Transport Jump”, the recording of
automation will not be blocked, allowing for example for
multiple automation passes in Cycle mode.
Hints and further options
Automation key commands
In the Key Commands dialog (opened from the File menu
in Cubase), in the Commands section on the left, you will
find an Automation category which lists all automation
commands to which you can assign key commands.
How to assign key commands is described in detail in the
chapter “Key commands” on page 479.
About linking and automation
• Cubase allows you to link, in the mixer window, various
parameters between different channels (see “Link/Unlink
channels” on page 129).
When automating the settings of a channel that is linked to another
channel in the mixer, the parameters of the linked channel will NOT be
automated.
• Cubase only: Also, in the channel settings window, you
can link a send’s panorama settings to the panorama set-
tings displayed in the channel strip (by enabling the option
“Link Send Routing Panners to Channel Panner as Default”
in the Preferences–VST page).
For linked panners of sends and channels, automating one panner will
automate the linked panner as well.
About automation undo
Every automation write operation you perform creates its
own event in the undo history, so you can undo or redo
any of your automation moves at any time.
Automation track operations
About automation tracks
Audio tracks, group channel tracks and FX channel tracks
all have automation tracks. These allow you to view and edit
the automation of all mixer settings for the track, including
settings for the track’s insert effects. There is one automa-
tion track for each parameter, and automation tracks can be
shown or hidden in any combination.
Similarly, MIDI tracks have automation tracks for mixer set-
tings, track parameters and (if used) for send and insert ef-
fect settings.
VST Instruments have special automation tracks that ap-
pear in the Project window when you load a VST Instrument
via the VST Instruments window. There is one automation
track for the plug-in parameters, and one track for each
mixer channel used by the instrument. These tracks have
automation subtracks, giving you access to all parameters
and mixer settings.
Instrument tracks, as a combination of a MIDI track and a
VST Instrument, have automation tracks that provide auto-
mation parameters for the VST Instrument itself, for the
VST Instrument channel and the respective MIDI automa-
tion parameters.
Finally, for ReWire channels and input (Cubase only)/out-
put channels, automation tracks are automatically added as
soon as you activate automation (with the Write button) in
the corresponding mixer channel strip or in the Channel
Settings window or globally (“All Automation to Write Sta-
tus”) in the Mixer common panel or above the track list.
These tracks also have automation tracks for all parameters.