Automating track and bus mute

The Mute buttons in the Track view, Track Inspector and Console view work in two ways:

You can record or draw automation for each Mute button, and the automation data controls the buttons.

You can click a Mute button while playback is in progress and manually override any automation data for that button.

A track’s Mute button can display the muted or unmuted status of either the automation envelope or of manual muting. To toggle between showing a track’s manual mute status or automated mute status, right-click the track’s Mute button and choose Switch to Automated Mute or Switch to Manual Mute on the pop-up menu. When the command is disabled, the track’s Mute button shows whether you have depressed the Mute button manually or not (the manual mute status). When the command is enabled, the Mute button displays a fader next to the M: .

To draw a Mute envelope

1.	Click the track’s Edit Filter control, point to Track Automation and choose Automated Mute on the submenu.

An envelope appears at the bottom of the track.

2.	Add nodes to the envelope and edit it so that the envelope is more than 50% of its maximum height wherever you want the track muted.

To record a Mute button’s movement

1.	Right-click the Mute button you want to automate and choose Switch to Automated Mute from the pop-up menu.

2.	Make sure the Mute button or its whole track is write-enabled.

3.	Start playback or recording, and click the Mute button on and off where appropriate.

4.	Click the Stop button press the SPACEBAR when the track has been muted in the appropriate places.

SONAR draws an automated mute envelope in the track you recorded on. Before you listen to your track, make sure the Global Automation Playback button is enabled in the Control Bar’s Mix module.

 

See:

Automation

Quick automation guide

Automation methods

Automation write modes (Producer and Studio only)

Automation time base

Automation Read and Automation Write buttons

Recording individual fader or knob movements

Automation lanes

Creating and editing automation envelopes

Envelope mode and Offset mode

Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes

Snapshots

Automating effects

Recording automation data from an external controller