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Automation
Ö You will also find global Read/Write buttons on the
Automation panel, see “The Read/Write buttons” on page
235.
Writing automation data
There are two approaches you can use to create automa-
tion curves: manually (see “Manual writing of automation
data” on page 229) and automatically (see “Automatic
writing of automation data” on page 229). While manual
writing makes it easy to quickly change parameter values
at specific points without having to activate playback, au
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tomatic writing lets you work much like you would using a
“real” mixer.
With both methods, any applied automation data will be
reflected in both the Mixer (a fader will move for example)
and in the corresponding automation track curve.
Automatic writing of automation data
Every action you perform is automatically recorded on au-
tomation tracks which you can later open for viewing and
editing.
To enable the recording of automation events, proceed as
follows:
1. Open an automation track by clicking on the “Show/
Hide Automation” button of a track in the track list.
2. Enable the Write button for the track and adjust the
desired parameters in the Mixer, in the Channel Settings
window, or in the effect control panel while rolling through
the project.
The value settings are recorded and displayed as a curve on the automa-
tion tracks. When automation data is being written, the color of the auto-
mation track changes to red and the delta indicator in the automation
track shows the relative amount by which the new parameter setting de
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viates from any previously automated value.
3. When you are finished, stop playback and return to the
position where you started playback.
4. Disable Write.
The Read button remains enabled.
5. Start playback.
All actions you recorded will be reproduced exactly.
Ö When dragging a plug-in to a different insert slot on
the same channel, any existing automation data will move
with the plug-in. When you drag it to an insert slot on a
different channel, any existing automation data will not be
transferred to the new channel.
Manual writing of automation data
You can add automation events manually by drawing auto-
mation curves on an automation track. Proceed as follows:
1. Open an automation track by clicking on the “Show/
Hide Automation” button of a track in the track list.
2. In the track list, click on the automation parameter
name and select the desired parameter from the pop-up
menu.
3. Select the Pencil tool.
You can also use various modes of the Line tool for drawing curves, see
below.
4. Click on the static value line.
An automation event is added, read automation mode is automatically
activated, and the static value line changes to a colored automation
curve.
5. If you click and hold, you can draw a curve by adding
many automation events.
Note that the track color in the track list changes to red to indicate that
automation data is being written.