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Quick Automation Guide
The following table summarizes Console and Track view automation:
In addition, SONAR allows you to copy and paste envelopes between tracks. The
only controls that you can’t automate are the Arm, Solo, Pre/Post, Interleave
(Mono/Stereo selector), Bus Enable, and Phase buttons; and the Trim fader.
What you can
automate...
Parameters you
can automate...
How you can
automate them...
Individual tracks Gain, pan, mute, bus send
gain, bus send balance,
MIDI controllers, MIDI
chorus and reverb, pitch
wheel, channel aftertouch,
RPN and NRPN
Draw envelopes in the Clips
pane, record the fader
movements, or take a
snapshot
Buses Input gain and pan, output
gain and pan
Draw envelopes in the Clips
pane, record the fader
movements, or take a
snapshot
Individual effects
(DirectX 8 plug-ins)
Varies with the effect Draw envelopes in the Clips
pane, record the fader
movements, or take a
snapshot
Soft Synth controls Varies with the synth See “Automating a DXi’s
Controls” on page 408
Groups of faders or
other controls
Whatever the faders or
other controls in the group
control
Record fader movements
Individual clips Gain and pan for audio
clips, velocity for MIDI clips
Draw envelopes in the Clips
pane