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To Create a Snapshot
1. Move the Now Time to the location where you want to create the snapshot.
2. Make sure that the Automation toolbar is visible—use the View-Toolbars
command and make sure that the Automation checkbox is checked.
3. Set all controls the way you want them to be at this particular location in the
project.
4. Arm the controls whose positions you want to record by right-clicking each one
and making sure the Arm for Automation command has a checkmark next
to it in the automation popup menu.
5. Click the Snapshot button in the Automation toolbar.
SONAR records the positions of all armed controls.
6. Play your project and listen to the results. You can undo the snapshot by using
the Undo command, or by taking another snapshot at the same Now Time.
7. Disarm all controls by clicking the Disarm All Automation Controls button
in the Automation toolbar, or by clicking the red Aut indicator in the
Status bar.
You can play back your project with or without the automation data by clicking the
Enable Automation Playback button in the Automation toolbar.
Automating Effects
SONAR allows you to automate compatible DirectX plug-ins, giving you real-time
control over dozens of effects parameters.
Note: When using automatable effects, the CPU meter may fluctuate rapidly
within a few percentage points. This is normal behavior.