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Automation
Enabling and disabling the writing of automation data
Enabling and disabling the writing of automation data
You can automation enable tracks and MixConsole channels in Cubase by activating
their automation Write buttons. Write (W) and Read (R) buttons for all plug-in effects
and VST instruments can be found on the corresponding control panels.
If you activate Write for a channel, virtually all MixConsole parameters you adjust
during playback for that specific channel are recorded as automation events.
If Read is activated for a channel, all your recorded MixConsole actions for that
channel are performed during playback.
The Read and Write buttons for a track in the track list are the same as the Read and
Write buttons in the MixConsole.
Ö Note that the Read button is automatically enabled when you enable the Write button.
This allows Cubase to read existing automation data at any time. You can separately
deactivate Write if you only want to read existing data. It is not possible to activate
Write and deactivate Read at the same time.
There are also global Read and Write indicator buttons (“Activate/Deactivate
Read/Write for All Tracks”) on the MixConsole toolbar and at the top of the track list:
These buttons light up as soon as there is an enabled Read or Write button on any
channel/track within your project. Furthermore, they can be clicked to activate or
deactivate the Read/Write buttons of all tracks simultaneously.
Ö You will also find global Read/Write buttons on the Automation panel, see “The
Read/Write buttons” on page 289.
Writing automation data
There are two approaches you can use to create automation curves: manually (see
“Manual writing of automation data” on page 281) and automatically (see “Automatic
writing of automation data” on page 281). While manual writing makes it easy to
quickly change parameter values at specific points without having to activate
playback, automatic writing lets you work almost as if you were using a real mixer.
With both methods, any applied automation data will be reflected in both the
MixConsole (a fader will move for example) and in the corresponding automation track
curve.
The Write and Read buttons for a channel in the
MixConsole and for an automation track in the
track list
The global Read/Write buttons in the
MixConsole…
…and in the track list