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Automation and Controller lanes can be shown or
hidden. You can also add and remove lanes. These
lanes always remain under the track, but you can
resize and reorder lanes independently of one an-
other.
To show or hide Automation lanes under the main
track view:
 Click the Show/Hide Lanes button.
To add a lane:
 Click the Add Lane button.
To remove lanes:
 Click the Remove Lane button.
To change the Automation or Controller type for a
lane:
 Click the Automation/Controller Type selector
and select the Automation or Controller type
you want.
To replace all Automation and Controller lanes
under the track with a single lane of the specified
automation or controller type:
1 Right-click the Show/Hide Lanes button.
2 Select the Automation or Controller type you
want.
To resize the height of all Automation and
Controller lanes for a track, do one of the
following:
 Right-click on the vertical zoom scale just to the
right of the track controls and select the height
from the pop-up menu.
 Drag the bottom line of any given Lane Con-
trols column up or down. The cursor changes to
indicate that you can resize the lane.
To resize the height of a single Automation or
Controller lane for a track:
 Press Control (Mac) or Start (Windows) while
selecting the Lane Height setting.
To reorder lanes:
 To reorder lanes on-screen, drag the lane control
section to new positions in the Edit window.
Selecting the Automation type for a lane
Right-click menu for selecting a single Automation or
Controller lane
Press Control+Up/Down Arrow key (Mac)
or Start+Up/Down Arrow key (Windows) to
increase or decrease height of any lane that
contains the Edit cursor or an Edit selection.