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Automation
MIDI part data vs. track automation
In Cubase, you can enter (or record) MIDI controller data
in two ways: as automation data on an automation track or
as part data in the MIDI part. The following applies:
• When the Automation Read button for a track is en-
abled, controller data will be written as automation data on
an automation track in the Project window.
• When the Read button is disabled, the controller data
will be written in the MIDI part and can be viewed and ed
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ited for example in the Key Editor.
Nevertheless, you can end up with both kinds of controller
data for a MIDI part if you recorded controller part data in
one pass and automation data during another. In this case,
these “conflicting” data types will be combined during
playback as follows:
• Part automation only begins when the first controller
event within the part is reached. At the end of the part, the
last controller value will be kept until an automation break-
point is reached on the automation track.
Hints and further options
Automation key commands
In the Key Commands dialog (opened from the File menu
in Cubase), in the Commands section on the left, you will
find an Automation category which lists all automation
commands to which you can assign key commands.
How to assign key commands is described in detail in the
chapter
“Key commands” on page 343.
About linking and automation
• Cubase allows you to link, in the Mixer window, various
parameters between different channels (see
“Link/Unlink
channels” on page 130).
When automating the settings of a channel that is linked to another
channel in the Mixer, the parameters of the linked channel will NOT be
automated.