Reference Guide

1004 Automation
Quick automation guide
“Creating and editing automation envelopes” on page 1019
“Automating track and bus mute” on page 1030
“Envelope mode and Offset mode” on page 1031
“Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes” on page 1034
“Snapshots” on page 1035
“Automating effects” on page 1036
“Recording automation data from an external controller” on page 1038
Automation methods
There are several ways to automate controls in the Track view, Track Inspector and Console view:
• Recording the movements of individual faders, knobs, or controls. Record parameter
changes in real-time with a mouse or control surface. This method includes any knob, slider, or
control except the Solo, Arm, Phase, Interleave, Vol Trim, Bus Enable, Pre/Post buttons,
Bank, Patch, Channel, Key+, Time+, Input and Output.
• Drawing envelopes in the Clips pane for audio and/or MIDI data. Draw automation
envelopes with the global tools. An envelope is a graph of the change in level of a particular
parameter over time. For details, see “Creating and editing automation envelopes” on page 1019.
• Recording automation data from an external controller.
• Snapshots. Take an instantaneous snapshot of the current parameter settings. For details, see
“Snapshots” on page 1035.
A common workflow is to first record automation in real-time, then use the global edit tools to
graphically fine-tune the automation envelope.
For step-by-step instructions, see:
“Automation” on page 1001
“Quick automation guide” on page 1003
“Automation write modes (Producer and Studio only)” on page 1005
“Automation time base” on page 1006
“Automation Read and Automation Write buttons” on page 1007
“Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 1009
“Automation lanes” on page 1010
“Creating and editing automation envelopes” on page 1019
“Automating track and bus mute” on page 1030
“Envelope mode and Offset mode” on page 1031
“Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes” on page 1034
“Snapshots” on page 1035