Operation Manual

CHAPTER 17. AUTOMATION AND EDITING ENVELOPES 217
which devices actually have automation by showing an LED next to their labels.
You can make things clearer still by selecting Show Automated Parameters
Only from the bottom of the chooser.
5. The Automation Control chooser selects a control from the device chosen in the
Automation Device chooser. The labels of automated controls have an LED.
Once an envelope has been selected on the track, several new buttons appear:
6. The button moves the envelope into its own automation lane below the clip.
You can then select another automation parameter from the choosers to view it
simultaneously. If the Automation Device chooser is set to None, this button
will be hidden.
7. The button hides its respective automation lane. Note that hiding a lane
from view does not deactivate its envelope.
8. If any automation lanes have been created for a given track, you can hide or
show them all by clicking the additional button that appears at the bottom
of the track's title bar.
Clicking (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) on a track name or automation lane header opens
a context menu with additional options for viewing envelopes. This context menu also
contains commands to quickly clear all automation envelopes for the track or any of its
devices.
17.4.1 Drawing Envelopes
With Draw Mode enabled, you can click and drag to draw an envelope curve.
The Draw Mode Switch.
To toggle Draw Mode, select the Draw Mode option from the Options menu, click on the
Control Bar's Draw Mode switch, or press
Ctrl
B
(PC) /
B
(Mac).