Instruction Manual

702 Automation
Automation Methods
To Draw Freehand
1. Activate the envelope you want to edit (click it with the Envelope tool
).
2. Enable the Envelope Draw tool: click in the Track view toolbar.
3. Click the dropdown arrow on the side of the Envelope Draw tool, and
select Freehand from the menu.
4. Click and hold the mouse button in the Clips pane at the place where
you want to edit the envelope. Drag to the right or left to draw the
desired shape, and release the mouse when you’re finished.
To Draw a Preset Shape
1. Activate the envelope you want to edit (click it with the Envelope tool
).
2. Enable the Envelope Draw tool: click in the Track view toolbar.
3. Set the Snap to Grid to the desired length of each cycle of the shape
you want to draw. For example, if you want to draw sine curves, and
you want each complete sine curve to last one beat, set the Snap to
Grid to a value of Quarter. If the Snap to Grid is disabled, the default
cycle is one measure.
4. Click the dropdown arrow on the side of the Envelope Draw tool, and
select the kind of shape you want to draw. After you select a shape,
both the Envelope Draw tool and the cursor display the kind of shape
you selected.
5. Click and hold the mouse button in the Clips pane at the place where
you want to edit the envelope. The place where you click also sets the
vertical midpoint of the shape you’re creating.
6. Drag up or down to set the vertical range of the envelope, and then
drag to the right or left to set the length of your edit. As you drag, the
cursor’s vertical distance from the midpoint (the point where you
originally clicked) determines the amplitude of the graph. To create a
series of identical shapes, hold the Shift key down while you drag. To
gradually increase or decrease the amplitude, gradually move the
cursor farther from or closer to the midpoint.
7. Release the mouse when you’ve finished editing. The shape you
selected appears, repeating according to the Snap to Grid setting.