Automation and Controller Lanes

In the Edit window, you can view automation and controller data under a track (regardless of the selected Track View). Each track provides Automation and Controller lanes that let you edit track automation and controller data without changing the Track View. You can edit automation and controller data in lanes exactly the same way that you do in different automation and controller Track Views.

Automation and Controller lanes can be shown or hidden. You can also add and remove lanes. These lanes always remain under the track, but you can resize and reorder lanes independently of one another.

To show or hide Automation lanes under the main track view:

Click the Show/Hide Lanes button.

To add a lane:

Click the Add Lane button.

To remove lanes:

Click the Remove Lane button.

To change the Automation or Controller type for a lane:

Click the Automation/Controller Type selector and select the Automation or Controller type you want.

 

Selecting the Automation type for a lane

To replace all Automation and Controller lanes under the track with a single lane of the specified automation or controller type:

1 Right-click the Show/Hide Lanes button.

2 Select the Automation or Controller type you want.

 

Right-click menu for selecting a single Automation or Controller lane

To resize the height of all Automation and Controller lanes for a track, do one of the following:

Right-click on the vertical zoom scale just to the right of the track controls and select the height from the pop-up menu.

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Drag the bottom line of any given Lane Controls column up or down. The cursor changes to indicate that you can resize the lane.

Press Start+Up/Down Arrow key (Windows) or Control+Up/Down Arrow key (Mac) to increase or decrease height of any lane that contains the Edit cursor or an Edit selection.

To resize the height of a single Automation or Controller lane for a track:

Press Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) while selecting the Lane Height setting.

To reorder lanes:

To reorder lanes on-screen, drag the lane control section to new positions in the Edit window.