Reference Guide

1244 External devices
Working with StudioWare
There are three tools in the StudioWare toolbar that are used to control recording and automation:
Most StudioWare panels are designed to both send and receive MIDI data. This means two things:
• If you move the controls on your external MIDI device, the StudioWare panel will be notified of the
changes
• When you play back a project containing automation data, the StudioWare panel is notified of the
automation changes
The Update button in the StudioWare toolbar indicates whether these changes are played back
visually on the StudioWare panel. Press this button to make sure that automation parameters and
changes made on the external MIDI device are displayed in the StudioWare panel. Turn this option
off if you do not want to see these changes.
If you are recording a snapshot while playback is in progress, you should probably disable Update.
Otherwise, some of the controls may move as a result of previously recorded automation events,
even while you are trying to position them correctly.
When you are recording real-time control movements, you probably want Update enabled, so that
the controls will show the events that have already been recorded.
If you record automation data on a track that contains linked clips, SONAR automatically unlinks the
clips so that the automation data do not apply to other instances of the linked clip. As an example,
suppose you have four repetitions of a particular riff, stored in four linked clips that play in sequence.
When you record a fade-out over these four clips, SONAR automatically splits the clips into four
independent clips, each with automation data representing some portion of the fade.
If you record a snapshot of control positions on a track that contains linked clips, the clips remain
linked, and the snapshot applies to all copies of the linked clip.
If you are not happy with the automation data you recorded, you can always use the Edit > Undo
command to remove it.
The automation data you record using a StudioWare panel can be displayed and edited using either
the Notes pane in the Piano Roll view or the Event List view. For more information about the
Controller pane, see “Controllers, RPNs, NRPNs, and automation data” on page 739. For more
information about the Event List view, see “The Event List view” on page 742.
Icon Tool What it’s for
Update Makes the controls in the panel update automatically during playback or
when MIDI data is received by the panel
Snapshot Records a snapshot of the current position of all controls
Record Activates real-time recording of all control movements
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