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606 Chapter 26 Working With Automation
Displaying Track Automation
Track automation data is displayed on a transparent gray shaded area—an automation
track—that runs the length of your project. The audio waveforms of audio regions, and
notes in MIDI regions, can be seen at a reduced contrast level in the shaded area.
The automation data is represented by colored curves, dots (known as nodes) and lines
that are shown in the gray area.
Numerical values are also automatically displayed at each node on automation tracks.
Numerical values are context-sensitive—which means the centered pan position is
displayed as 0 (not 64), and volume is displayed in dB, as examples.
To display track automation in the Arrange area, do one of the following:
m Choose View > Track Automation in the Arrange area (or use the View Track
Automation key command, default: A).
m Click the Automation button in the Toolbar (if visible).
The gray automation area appears on all tracks, and the Automation Parameter menu is
displayed in the track header. This allows you to choose the visible automation
parameter. It is automatically set to Volume.
Automation Parameter
menu