The Expand/collapse Automation lanes buttonis a toggle and only shows automation parameters that have previously been assigned to lanes. Any other existing automation parameters are displayed in the parent track.
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The Expand/collapse Automation Lanes button has three states:
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Collapsed, with no existing lanes. The button is not highlighted.
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Collapsed, with at least one existing lane. The button has a soft blue glow.
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Expanded. The button is solid blue.
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Click the Automation lane’s Edit Filter, point to Automation, and select the desired track automation parameter. Created envelopes are displayed in bold text at the top of the menu, and automation parameters that are assigned to other Automation lanes are dimmed.
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2. Click the lane’s Remove lane button. The lane is removed, and any existing automation envelope is moved up to the parent track.
When you resize a lane, all other lanes in the same track/bus automatically inherit the same height.Figure 273. Drag the splitter bar up/down to resize lanes.
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2. Click the Automation lane’s Edit Filter, point to Automation, and select the desired track automation parameter. Created envelopes are displayed in bold text at the top of the menu.
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2. Click the Take lane’s Edit Filter, point to Clip Automation, and select the desired clip automation parameter. Created envelopes are displayed in bold text at the top of the menu.
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