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Automation
Showing only used automation tracks
If a lot of automation tracks are used, it may be impractical
to have them all open in the track list. If you want to view
only the automation tracks that are used (i. e. those that ac-
tually contain automation events), do one of the following:
• To close all automation tracks not containing automa-
tion events, right-click any track in the track list and select
the “Show All Used Automation” option from the pop-up
menu.
This option is also available on the Track Folding submenu of the Project
menu.
• To close all automation tracks for the selected track that
do not contain any automation events, right-click a spe-
cific track and select the “Show Used Automation (Se-
lected Tracks)” option from the context menu.
Used automation tracks will be left open.
Muting automation tracks
You can mute individual automation tracks by clicking their
Mute buttons in the track list. This allows you to turn off
automation for a single parameter.
The “Automation follows Events” setting
If you activate the “Automation follows Events” option on
the Edit menu (or in the Preferences dialog, on the 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 are moved.
If there are automation events at the new position (to which you move the
part or event), these are overwritten.
• If you copy an event or part, the automation events are
duplicated as well.