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Automation
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 acti-
vated, 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.
6. When you release the mouse button, the number of
automation events is reduced, but the basic shape of the
curve remains the same.
This “thinning out” of events is governed by the Reduction Level setting
in the Preferences dialog.
7. If you now activate playback, the automated parameter
will change with the automation curve.
In the Mixer, the corresponding fader moves accordingly.
8. Repeat the procedure if you are not happy with the
result.
If you draw over existing events, a new curve is created.
Apart from the Pencil tool, you can use the following tools
to draw automation events:
• Arrow tool
If Read is activated and you click on an automation track with the Arrow
tool, you can add automation events. Note that events introduced be
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tween two existing events that do not deviate from the existing curve are
removed as soon as you release the mouse button.
• Line tool – Line mode
To activate the Line tool in Line mode, click on the Line tool and click again
to open a pop-up menu where you can select the Line option. If you click
on the automation track and drag with the Line tool in Line mode, you can
create automation events in a line. This is a quick way to create linear
fades, etc.
• Line tool – Parabola mode
To activate the Line tool in Parabola mode, click on the Line tool and click
again to open a pop-up menu where you can select the Parabola option. If
you click and drag on the automation track with the Line tool in Parabola
mode, you can create more “natural” curves and fades. Note that the result
depends on the direction from which you draw the parabolic curve.