Reference Guide

Automation
Automation means to record the movement of a fader, knob, or other control so that the next time
you play your project, that control moves automatically. SONAR allows you to graphically automatey
of SONARmuch more than just volume and pan controls—you can automate individual controls,
faders, and knobs that control the main outs, individual tracks, buses, individual effects’ parameters
(including some plug-in synths), and even individual clips. Easy to use read and write controls are
featured on each automatable component of SONAR.
You can also group several controls together and automate them all by recording only a single
control’s movements. You can draw freehand and geometric automation curves with the Envelope
Draw tool. All automatable controls are in the Console view and the Track view (including the Clips
pane), however, you can also graphically automate MIDI controllers from the Piano Roll view in
addition to the Console and Track views. You can enable or disable all automation by clicking the
Enable/Disable Automation Playback button in the Automation toolbar. You can also enable
or disable automation by track or by parameter using the Automation Read button on track strips,
buses, effects bins and soft synths. This is a handy way to turn off automation for a particular section
of parameters while mixing. Display the Automation toolbar by using the Views > Toolbars
command and making sure that the Automation check box is checked in the Toolbars dialog box.
See:
Quick Automation Guide
The Automation Toolbar
Automation Methods
Automating Effects
Reassigning envelopes
The Envelope Editing and Node Editing menus