Reference Guide

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Creating and editing automation envelopes
Automation
To draw MIDI continuous controller envelopes
1. Click the track’s Edit Filter control, point to Track Automation and choose MIDI to open the MIDI
Envelope dialog box.
2. Specify the desired MIDI envelope parameter settings:
• In the Type field, choose what kind of MIDI event you want to control with your envelope.
• In the Value field, choose the name of the controller you want to edit.
• In the Channel field, choose the MIDI channel that you want the envelope to send data on.
• Click OK to close the MIDI Envelope dialog,
SONAR creates the envelope you chose.
3. With the Freehand tool , drag to insert envelope nodes and segments.
To erase automation
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to the desired automation parameter (Track Automation or
Clip Automation).
2. Do one of the following:
• With the Erase tool , click a node to erase a single node, or drag over nodes to erase
multiple nodes.
• With the Erase tool , click an envelope segment to erase the nodes to the left and right of
the segment.
• With the Erase tool , position the pointer outside the clip, then drag to lasso erase nodes
across clips or tracks.
To delete a single envelope
1. Set the track’s Edit Filter control to the desired automation parameter (Track Automation or
Clip Automation).
2. Move the cursor over the envelope until a vertical, double-ended arrow appears under it, and
right-click the envelope.
The Envelope Editing menu appears.
Note: MIDI envelopes you create in the Piano Roll Notes pane and MIDI envelopes you create
in the Track view Clips pane are actually separate envelopes, 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 parameter. You can convert Piano Roll view envelopes to Track view
envelopes by selecting the time range and tracks that the Piano Roll envelopes occupy, then
use the Track view Clips > Convert MIDI Controllers To Envelopes command.