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.

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.	Click the track’s Edit Filter, point to Automation > (name of the effect you patched), and select the desired effect 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.

High resolution plug-in automation

Plug-in automation envelopes render at a high resolution (default = 5 msec) and is sample accurate for VST3 plug-ins. For VST2, or VST3 plug-ins that do not support sample accurate automation, the rendering will be buffer accurate.

The high resolution allows for tight sync when automating plug-in parameters synced to rhythm even at higher latencies. The higher resolution rendering also makes automating filter sweeps audibly smoother and without aliasing artifacts. The decimation interval can be changed via the audio configuration property AutomationDecimationMsec (2-30) in Edit > Preferences > Audio - Configuration File.

 

See:

Initialization files

AUD.INI

Automation

Automating effects

Using remote control

 

See also:

Automation

Quick automation guide

Automation methods

Automation write modes

Automation time base

Automation Read and Automation Write buttons

Recording individual fader or knob movements

Automation lanes

Creating and editing automation envelopes

Automating track mute

Envelope mode and Offset mode

Converting MIDI controllers to envelopes

Snapshots

Recording automation data from an external controller