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RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Parameter automation recording procedure
1. Make sure there is a sequencer track for the device you’re going to record parameter automation for.
For audio track devices and for instrument devices, a sequencer track is automatically created together with the
device. For mix channel and effect devices, that might not necessarily have a sequencer track, the easiest way to
create a track for parameter automation is by right-clicking (Win) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) on the device/channel
strip parameter and selecting “Edit parameter Automation” from the pop-up.
2. Set up the track for parameter automation recording according to the description in “Record enabling param-
eter automation”.
If the track has note lanes you may want turn off the “Record Enable” button for the active note lane (unless you
plan to record notes and parameter automation simultaneously of course).
! Note that it is not necessary for the track to be selected, or for the track to have Master Keyboard Input, to be
able to record parameter automation. The “Automation Record Enable” button is completely independent
from Master Keyboard Input. However, if you want to adjust the parameters from a control surface or MIDI
Controller keyboard, this is most easily done by setting Master Keyboard Input to the track - see “Setting Mas-
ter Keyboard Input”.
3. Record the track according to the description in “General recording procedure”.
4. Record the parameter automation by changing device/channel strip parameter(s) in the rack or in the mixer.
During recording, adjust the desired parameter(s), from the device panel or from a MIDI control surface. You can
automate any parameter for the device - each parameter you tweak will automatically generate a separate param-
eter automation lane and a clip will be recorded on the corresponding lane from the point you changed the param-
eter.
5. When you’re done, click the “Stop” button on the Transport Panel to stop recording.
In the Song View or Blocks View, the parameter automation clip(s) on the lane(s) show the recorded parameter
automation events as curves or lines inside the clip.
If you click the “Stop” button again, or click the “Automation Override” indicator on the Transport Panel, the auto-
mated parameters on the device(s) will be marked with green borders, indicating that they have been automated.
If you play back the recorded section again, the automated parameters will change automatically. Outside the clip
boundaries, the parameters will have their original settings (the static values they had before you started record-
ing).
q It’s also possible to manually insert parameter automation events by drawing events with the Pencil tool. Re-
fer to “Drawing parameter automation events”.
Recording parameter automation in Loop mode
Recording parameter automation events in Loop mode works similar to “non-looped” recording (see “Recording pa-
rameter automation”), except that for every new loop cycle any changed parameter value will replace the previously
recorded value for the corresponding parameter.
Parameter automation clip
with parameter events