Reference Guide

1036 Automation
Automating effects
“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
“Automating effects” on page 1036
“Recording automation data from an external controller” on page 1038
Automating effects
SONAR allows you to automate plug-ins, giving you real-time control over dozens of effects
parameters.
See also:
“Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 1009
“Using control groups” on page 914
Automating individual effects parameters
You can automate the parameters of some of SONAR’s effects by drawing envelopes, or recording
fader movements, or creating snapshots. You enable all automatable parameters in an effect when
you enable the Automation Write button in an effect property page.
To record fader movements, see “Recording individual fader or knob movements” on page 1009.
To draw envelopes for an individual effect’s parameters
1. Patch an automatable effect into the track or bus where you want to use it, and close the effect’s
dialog box when it appears.
2. Right-click in the Clips pane in the track (or bus) where you patched the effect.
The Clips pane or Bus pane pop-up menu appears.
Note: When using automatable effects, the CPU meter may fluctuate rapidly within a few
percentage points. This is normal behavior.