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Automation
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
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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.
Automation track operations
Most of the tracks in your project have automation tracks,
one for each automated parameter. Automation tracks are
hidden by default.
Opening automation tracks
To open an automation track for a channel, proceed as
follows:
• Position the mouse pointer over the lower left corner of
the track and click the arrow icon (“Show/Hide Automa
-
tion”) that appears.
• Right-click the track in the track list and select “Show
Automation” from the context menu.
By default, the Volume parameter is assigned to the first au-
tomation track.
• To open another automation track, position the mouse
pointer over the lower left corner of an automation track,
and click the “+” sign (“Append Automation Track”) that
appears.
By default, the new automation track shows the next parameter in the
Add Parameter list (see below).
You can click the “Append Automation Track” button (the
“+” sign) for the automation track several times to open
additional automation tracks.
Ö If you activate the option “Show Automation Track in
Project on Writing Parameter” in the Preferences dialog
(Editing page), the corresponding automation track is re-
vealed on writing automation parameters.
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…
Description
Click here to open an
automation track.