User guide

Chapter 26 Working With Automation 607
Automation can only be displayed when a track is of a sufficient height. Turning on
track automation will automatically set a suitable vertical zoom level.
To resize one or more tracks:
m Click-drag the lower-left corner of a track header (the track list) to resize it. Alternately,
you can use the vertical zoom bars to resize all tracks, if automation is not visible.
This can happen if you have manually resized a track, or changed the zoom level after
activating automation.
Displaying Different Automation Parameters
You can choose the parameter that you wish to view, and edit, in the Automation
Parameter menu. This appears below track names in the Arrange track list.
This can be the volume fader, pan pot, or any other parameter of the track’s channel
strip. The parameters are represented by different preset colors when displayed as a
curve in the automation track. As examples:
 Yellow for Volume automation
 Green for Pan automation
 Orange for Solo automation
Only parameters which actually control something in the selected track’s channel strip
(or its plug-ins) are displayed in the Automation Parameter menu. Parameters that
already exist in the track (as automation data) are displayed in bold lettering in the
menu.
To choose an automation parameter:
m Click on the Automation Parameter menu, and browse to the desired parameter.
A sub-menu is shown for each plug-in inserted in the channel strip. These are
numbered and named after the slot position and plug-in (1 EXS24, for example).
Further sub-menus may be shown inside the plug-in menus. Volume, Pan, Solo, Mute,
and Bypass are shown in the Main sub-menu.
To hide all automation parameters on a track:
m Click on the Automation Parameter menu, and choose Display Off.