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Automation
The Envelope Editing and Node Editing menus
Snapshots
The Envelope Editing and Node Editing menus
The Envelope Editing menu appears when you move the cursor over an envelope until a double-
ended arrow appears under it, and right-click the envelope. The Node Editing menu is almost
identical, and appears when you move the cursor over a node until a cross appears under it and
right-click. The menus contain the following options:
Menu Option What it Does
Jump (Envelope Editing
menu only)
This choice causes the envelope to make a ninety degree jump between two
nodes. SONAR displays jumps with a dotted line, meaning that there is
automation data at the nodes where the dotted line begins and ends, but not
where the dotted line itself is.
Linear (Envelope Editing
menu only)
This choice draws a straight line between two nodes.
Fast Curve (Envelope
Editing menu only)
This choice draws a curve between the two nodes that changes value rapidly at
first, but more slowly toward the end of the curve.
Slow Curve (Envelope
Editing menu only)
This choice draws a curve between two nodes that changes value slowly at first,
but more rapidly toward the end of the curve
Add Node (Envelope
Editing menu only)
This choice adds a node, which is a point on the line that you can drag, to the
place on the envelope where you right-clicked.
Add Nodes at Selection This command creates 2 pairs of envelope nodes, one at the beginning of the
current selection, and one at the end. Each pair of nodes is only 2 mSec apart.
You can easily adjust the selected part of the envelope by dragging the selected
envelope segment up or down. See “Adding Nodes at a Selection” on page 724.
Add Nodes at Transient
Markers (Envelope Editing
menu only)
This command adds nodes to an envelope at the transient markers of any
AudioSnap-enabled clips that a track contains.
Hide Envelope This choice hides the envelope that you right-clicked. You can re-display the
envelope by right-clicking in the same track and choosing Envelopes > Show
Track Envelopes > (name of the envelope you want to show) from the Clips
pane pop-up menu.
Assign Envelope-(name of
the parameter you want to
control)
This choice reassigns the envelope to control the parameter that you choose.
Delete Envelope This choice deletes the envelope.
Table 144.