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Automation
Editing in the automation track editor
The automation track editor allows you to perform addi-
tional scaling operations for selection ranges on existing
controller curves. The editor is automatically displayed
when you drag a selection rectangle (with the Arrow tool)
on a ramp type automation track.
In the automation track editor, controls (so called “smart
spots”) appear on the borders of the editor. These smart
spots allow you to activate a specific editing mode:
Ö If you hold down [Shift] while clicking on any of the
smart spots, you get the vertical scaling mode.
• To scale the automation curves on several tracks at the
same time, drag a selection rectangle across the corre
-
sponding automation tracks, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command]
and use the scaling smart spots.
• To move the whole selection up/down or left/right, click
on an automation event inside the editor and drag the
curve.
By pressing [Ctrl]/[Command] when clicking and dragging, you can re-
strict the direction to horizontal or vertical movement, depending on the
direction in which you start dragging.
Ö Snap is taken into account when moving automation
curves horizontally.
Removing automation events
There are several ways to remove events:
• By selecting events and pressing [Backspace] or [De-
lete] or selecting Delete from the Edit menu, or by clicking
on an event with the Erase tool.
This will remove the events. The curve is redrawn to connect the remain-
ing events.
• By selecting a range (with the Range Selection tool),
and pressing [Backspace] or [Delete] or selecting Delete
from the Edit menu.
• By clicking on the automation parameter name in the
track list and selecting “Remove Parameter” from the pop-
up menu.
This will remove all automation events from the automation track, and the
automation track will be closed.
Editing
mode
To activate this
mode…
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Move
Vertically
Click in an empty
area on the upper
border of the editor.
This mode allows you to move the
entire curve up or down, which is
useful to boost or attenuate an oth
-
erwise perfect curve.
Scale
Vertically
Click the smart spot
in the middle of the
upper border of the
editor.
Use this mode to relatively scale the
curve, i.
e. to raise or lower the val-
ues in percent (not by absolute
amounts).
Tilt the left/
right part of
the curve
Click the smart spot
in the upper left/
right corner of the
editor.
These modes allow you to tilt the left
or the right part of the curve, re
-
spectively. This is useful if the curve
form is exactly the way you want it,
but the start or end needs to be
boosted or attenuated a bit.
Compress
the left/right
part of the
curve
[Alt]/[Option]-click
the smart spot in
the upper left/right
corner of the editor.
These modes allow you to compress
the left or the right part of the curve.
Scale Around
Absolute
Center
Click the smart spot
in the middle of the
right border of the
editor.
This mode allows you to scale the
curve around the absolute center,
i.
e. horizontally around the center of
the editor.
Scale Around
Relative
Center
[Alt]/[Option]-click
the smart spot in
the middle of the
right border of the
editor.
This mode allows you to scale the
curve relative to its center.
Stretch Click and drag in
the lower part of the
editor.
This allows you to stretch the se-
lected curve.
Editing
mode
To activate this
mode…
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