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Recording Automation Data from an External
Controller
You can record automation data from an external controller or a MIDI keyboard.
To Record Automation Data from an External Controller
1. In either the Track view or Console view, right-click the control or knob that
you want to control externally, and choose Remote Control from the popup
menu.
The Remote Control dialog box appears.
2. If your controller sends standard MIDI messages, RPN’s, or NRPN’s, choose a
controller (such as Wheel) with which to control your knob or control. Also
choose the MIDI channel your controller will be sending the automation data
on (it doesn’t have to be the same channel that the knob or control’s track
plays back on), and click OK.
3. If your controller works by sending SysX information instead, choose options
in the SysX fields, and click OK.
4. In either the Track or Console view, arm the knob or control for automation
that you just configured for remote control.
5. Click the Record Automation button and move the slider or wheel that you
selected on your external controller.
6. When you finish recording the automation, click the Stop button in the
Transport toolbar.
Listen to your project and either re-record the automation, or disarm each armed
control by clicking the Disarm All Automation Controls button in the Automation
toolbar. You can disable remote control by right-clicking the relevant knob or fader
and choosing Disable Remote Control from the popup menu.
Reassigning Envelopes
You can reassign an envelope to control a different parameter from the one it
originally controlled. For example, you can reassign a volume envelope to control
pan.
To Reassign an Envelope
1. Move the cursor over the envelope until the cursor changes to a double-ended
arrow, and right-click the envelope.
The Envelope Editing menu appears.
2. Choose Assign Envelope-(name of the parameter you want the envelope
to control).
The envelope changes color to reflect its new parameter assignment.
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