Using Automation lanes

To show/hide a track’s Automation lanes

Click a track’s Expand/collapse Automation lanes button .

The Expand/collapse Automation lanes button is a toggle and only shows automation parameters that have previously been assigned to lanes. Any other existing automation parameters are displayed in the parent track.

If no Automation lanes have been previously created, a new Automation lane is created and assigned to a parameter based on the following priority list:

Audio and Instrument tracks:

1.	Existing automation (priorities are same as 2-6)

2.	Track volume

3.

Track pan

4.	Track mute

5.	ProChannel modules from top to bottom; first parameter to last

6.	FX automation, first effect in FX Rack to last, first parameter to last

MIDI tracks:

1.	Existing automation (priorities are same as 2-8)

2.

Volume

3.

Pan

4.	Automated Mute

5.	Expression

6.

Chorus

7.

Reverb

8.	Arpeggiator; first parameter to last

9.	MIDI envelope selection dialog

Tip: To show/hide Automation lanes in the current track, press SHIFT+A.

The Expand/collapse Automation Lanes button has three states:

Collapsed, with no existing lanes. The button is not highlighted .

Collapsed, with at least one existing lane. The button has a soft blue glow .

Expanded. The button is solid blue .

To insert a new Automation lane

1.	Click a track’s Expand/collapse Automation lanes button.

2.	Do one of the following:

Click the Insert new lane button .

Press SHIFT+PLUS (+).

A new Automation lane is created and assigned to a parameter based on the following priority list:

Audio and Instrument tracks:

1.	Existing automation (priorities are same as 2-6)

2.	Track volume

3.

Track pan

4.	Track mute

5.	ProChannel modules from top to bottom; first parameter to last

6.	FX automation, first effect in FX Rack to last, first parameter to last

MIDI tracks:

1.	Existing automation (priorities are same as 2-8)

2.

Volume

3.

Pan

4.	Automated Mute

5.	Expression

6.

Chorus

7.

Reverb

8.	Arpeggiator; first parameter to last

9.	MIDI envelope selection dialog

To assign a parameter to an Automation lane

Do one of the following:

Click the Automation lane’s Edit Filter, point to Automation, and select the desired track automation parameter. Created envelopes are displayed in bold text at the top of the menu, and automation parameters that are assigned to other Automation lanes are dimmed.

Hold down the SHIFT key and select a track parameter in the parent track’s Edit Filter.

Tip: To open the same parameter in a new Automation lane for all selected tracks, hold down CTRL+SHIFT and select a track parameter in any selected parent track’s Edit Filter

To display all created automation envelopes in separate lanes

1.	Click a track’s Expand/collapse Automation lanes button.

2.	Hold down the SHIFT key and click the Insert new lane button in an Automation lane.

All existing automation envelopes are displayed in separate Automation lanes.

To remove a lane

Click the lane’s Remove lane button . The lane is removed, and any existing automation envelope is moved up to the parent track.

Note: If an automation parameter is already assigned to an Automation lane and you select the same automation parameter in the parent track’s Edit Filter, the automation parameter is moved to the parent track and the Automation lane is removed.

To reorder lanes

Click any empty space in a lane and drag the lane up or down to the desired location.

Figure 490. Click any empty space and drag up/down to reorder lanes.

To resize lanes

Move the mouse pointer over the gap below a lane until the cursor looks like this , then drag up or down to resize the lane to your liking.

When you resize a lane, all other lanes in the same track/bus automatically inherit the same height.

Figure 491. Drag the splitter bar up/down to resize lanes.

To edit track automation in a lane

1.	Click a track’s Expand/collapse Automation lanes button.

2.	Click the Automation lane’s Edit Filter, point to Automation, and select the desired track automation parameter. Created envelopes are displayed in bold text at the top of the menu.

3.	Use the global tools to edit automation envelopes. For details see Tools.

To edit clip automation in a lane

1.	Click a track’s Expand/collapse Take lanes button .

2.	Click the Take lane’s Edit Filter, point to Clip Automation, and select the desired clip automation parameter. Created envelopes are displayed in bold text at the top of the menu.

3.	Use the global tools to edit automation envelopes. For details see Tools.

 

See:

Automation lanes

Automation lane controls

 

See also:

Automation

Quick automation guide

Automation methods

Automation write modes (Platinum and Professional only)

Automation time base

Automation Read and Automation Write buttons

Recording individual fader or knob movements

Creating and editing automation envelopes

Automating track mute

Envelope mode and Offset mode

Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes

Snapshots

Automating effects

Recording automation data from an external controller