Instruction Manual

712 Automation
Automation Methods
• Enable the Automation Write button in the tracks and/or buses that
you want to automate. This also write-enables all parameters of
any automatable effects that are in the track or bus. You can click
the Clear All Automation Write-Enabled button in the
Automation toolbar first if you want to make sure that no hidden
tracks or buses are write-enabled.
• Or, disable all write-enabled parameters by clicking the Clear All
Automation Write-Enabled button in the Automation toolbar, and
then right-click each parameter control that you want to arm and
select Automation Write Enable from the popup menu.
• Or, if you want to automate all automatable parameters in a plug-in,
enable the Automation Write button in the effect or synth property
page, or the synth’s strip in the Synth Rack. In the Synth Rack, you
can also move any new parameter knobs you’ve created with the
Parameter Learn function to create automation.
2. Set your armed parameters the way you want them.
3. Move the Now Time to the location where you want to create the
snapshot.
4. Click the Snapshot button in the Automation toolbar to make the
snapshot.
An indicator will appear on the control to show that automation has
been added, and a node will be added to the control's envelope on the
track.
5. Make sure the Automation Read button for the tracks and/or buses you
automated is enabled, play your project and listen to the results. You
can undo the snapshot by using the Undo command, or by taking
another snapshot at the same Now Time.
You can play back your project with or without the automation data by
clicking the Enable Automation Playback button in the Automation
toolbar.
Adding Nodes at a Selection
One of the most common automation tasks is to raise or lower an envelope
over a specific time range. The Add Nodes at Selection command
simplifies this task: simply make a time selection, right-click the desired
envelope, and choose Add Nodes at Selection. Two pairs of nodes
appear—two nodes at the From time, and two nodes at the Thru time.