Reference Guide

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Quick automation guide
Automation
To specify a track’s automation time base
1. Click the track or bus you want to show in the Track Inspector.
2. Click the Track button at the top of the Inspector pane, or press CTRL+SHIFT+I.
3. In the Track Properties Inspector’s Automation section, click the Time Base item and select
Musical (M:B:T) or Absolute.
See:
“Automation” on page 1001
“Quick automation guide” on page 1003
“Automation methods” on page 1004
“Automation write modes (Producer and Studio only)” on page 1005
“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
“Automating effects” on page 1036
“Recording automation data from an external controller” on page 1038
“Properties Inspector - Track Properties” on page 553
Automation Read and Automation Write buttons
SONAR has buttons to enable/disable automation playback (the Automation Read buttons ) and
automation writing (the Automation Write buttons ) on the following modules:
• Tracks
• Buses
• Plug-in property pages
• Clip effects property pages (Automation Read button only)
In addition, SONAR has right-click commands to enable/disable automation playback and writing for
individual parameters. The Automation Read/Write buttons enable or disable automation playback
and recording respectively on all the parameters on an individual track, bus, or plug-in at once. The
Automation Read/Write commands enable or disable automation playback and writing respectively
on individual parameters of tracks, buses, or plug-ins.