Reference Guide

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Automation methods
Automation
See:
“Automation” on page 945
“Quick automation guide” on page 946
“Automation methods” on page 947
“Automating effects” on page 965
“Recording automation data from an external controller” on page 967
“Automation Read and Automation Write buttons” on page 948
“Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 949
“Automating track and bus mute” on page 959
“Envelope mode and Offset mode” on page 960
“Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes” on page 963
“Snapshots” on page 964
“Automating individual effects parameters” on page 965
Automating track and bus mute
The Mute buttons in the Track view, Track Inspector and Console view work in two ways:
• You can record or draw automation for each Mute button, and the automation data controls the
buttons.
• You can click a Mute button while playback is in progress and manually override any automation
data for that button.
A track’s Mute button can display the muted or unmuted status of either the automation envelope or
of manual muting. To toggle between showing a track’s manual mute status or automated mute
status, right-click the track’s Mute button and choose Switch to Automated Mute or Switch to
Manual Mute on the pop-up menu. When the command is disabled, the track’s Mute button shows
whether you have depressed the Mute button manually or not (the manual mute status). When the
command is enabled, the Mute button displays a fader next to the M: .
To draw a Mute envelope
1. Click the track’s Edit Filter control, point to Track Automation and choose Automated Mute on
the submenu.
An envelope appears at the bottom of the track.
2. Add nodes to the envelope and edit it so that the envelope is more than 50% of its maximum
height wherever you want the track muted.
To record a Mute button’s movement
1. Right-click the Mute button you want to automate and choose Switch to Automated Mute from
the pop-up menu.
2. Make sure the Mute button or its whole track is write-enabled.