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Automation
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The following MIDI controls support both Envelope and Offset modes:
To Open Non-SONAR Envelope Display on a Percentage Scale
You can globally configure the placement of 0 dB for your envelopes in the Clips pane. The default
placement in the Clips pane of 0 dB is roughly 1/3 from the top of the clip. You can change the
position of 0 dB in all envelopes to the middle of the clip.
There are several advantages when using the Envelope Display on a Percentage Scale option:
• It makes it easier to tell if there have been any changes.
• There is a finer resolution around 0 dB.
To Display Envelopes on a Percentage Scale
1. Select Options > Global to open the Global Options dialog.
2. In the General tab, click the Display Envelopes on Percentage Scale check box.
3. Click OK.
Converting MIDI Envelopes to Shapes
MIDI controllers you edit in the Piano Roll view and MIDI envelopes you create in the Track view
Clips pane are actually separate data, even if they control the same parameter. Both kinds of
envelopes are visible in the Clips pane, and should generally not be used to control the same
Bus Return Balance 100% L to 100% R, default is C 100% L to 100% R, default is C
Main Out Volume -Infinity to +6dB, default is 0dB -Infinity to +6dB, default is 0dB
Main Out Balance 100% L to 100% R, default is C 100% L to 100% R, default is C
Control Envelope Mode Range Offset Mode Range
Volume 0 to 127, default is 101 0 to 127, default is 101
Pan 100% L to 100% R, default is C 100% L to 100% R, default is C
Chorus 0 to 127, default is 0 -127 to 127, default is 100
Reverb 0 to 127, default is 0 -127 to 127, default is 100
Table 143.
Note: In Envelope mode, newly created volume clips appear at the same dB value as the
current Vol setting. For example, if the Vol setting is +3 dB, a newly created volume envelope
appears above the middle of the clip.
Control Envelope Mode Range Offset Mode Range
Table 142.