Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual

Automation
Editing Automation Data
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Removing Automation Events
• To remove an automation event, click on it with the Erase tool.
• To remove multiple automation events, select them and press [Backspace] or 
[Delete] or select Edit > Delete.
When Use Virgin Territory is enabled, this creates a gap. When disabled, the 
events within the range are removed.
• To remove all automation events from the automation track and close the 
automation track, click the automation parameter name in the track list and...

Automation
Automation Tracks
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• To tilt the left or the right part of the curve, click in the upper left or right corner 
of the editor. This is useful if the curve form is exactly the way that you want it, 
but the start or end needs to be boosted or attenuated a bit.
• To compress the left or the right part of the curve instead, [Alt]/[Option]-click 
in the upper left or right corner of the editor.
• To scale the curve around the absolute center, for example, horizontally 
around the center of the...

Automation
Automation Tracks
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Showing/Hiding Automation Tracks
• Position the mouse pointer over the lower left corner of the track and click the 
arrow icon (Show/Hide Automation) that appears.
• Right-click the track in the track list and select Show/Hide Automation from 
the context menu.
• To open another automation track, position the mouse pointer over the lower 
left corner of an automation track, and click + (Append Automation Track).
• To show all used automation tracks in the track list,...

Automation
Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value (Cubase Pro only)
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Muting Automation Tracks
By muting an automation track you turn off automation for a single parameter.
• To mute individual automation tracks, click their Mute buttons in the track list.
Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value (Cubase Pro only)
For parameter automation, Cubase works either with an initial value or with virgin 
territory.
When no automation data exists for a particular parameter, the starting point of an 
automation pass is...

Automation
Automation Panel
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Defining a Terminator Point
You can define any automation event on the automation curve as the terminator 
point of this part of the curve. This will automatically delete the line between this 
event and the next one, creating a gap.
PROCEDURE
1. In the automation curve, click the event that you want to define as the last 
point to select it.
2. In the Project window info line set Terminator to Yes.
The line between this event and the next one is deleted and a gap is...

Automation
Automation Panel
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Automation Modes
Cubase provides three different punch out modes for automation: Touch, 
Auto-Latch, and Cross-Over. In all three modes, automation data will be written as 
soon as a parameter control is touched in play mode. They differ in their punch out 
behavior.
The automation modes are available on the upper part of the Automation panel and 
on the Project window toolbar on the Global Automation Mode pop-up menu.
You can change the automation mode at any time, for...

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Automation Panel
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NOTE
You can set the time it takes for the parameter to reach the previously set value with 
the Return Time setting in the Automation Preferences.
RELATED LINKS
Automation Settings on page 594
Auto-Latch
Auto-Latch is useful in situations where you want to keep a value over a longer 
period of time – for example when making EQ settings for a particular scene. In 
Auto-Latch mode, there is no specific punch out condition other than those that are 
valid in all modes.
•...

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• Once your pass has started, the writing of automation data continues for as 
long as playback lasts or Write is enabled.
• When you release the control the automation pass continues, with the value 
setting remaining the same.
• When you re-touch the fader and move it towards the original value, punch 
out occurs automatically as soon as you cross the original curve.
RELATED LINKS
Automation Settings on page 594
Trim
Trim allows you to to modify the automation curve from...

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Automation Panel
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• Drag the trim curve up or down and add automation events to it.
These increase or decrease the values of the original automation curve, but 
allow you to preserve the original data.
You can use Trim either in Stop or in Play mode:
• In Stop mode, you can edit the trim curve manually by clicking on it and 
moving it up or down. The original automation curve is displayed in a lighter 
color and its values are merged with the trim curve. The resulting automation 
curve is...

Automation
Automation Panel
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Delete Automation in Range
Deletes all automation data between the left and right locators on all tracks.
Fill Gaps on Selected Tracks
This option is used with virgin territories. Select this to fill any gaps in the 
automation curves of the selected tracks with a continuous value. The value 
of the last event (the end point) of a section is used to fill the gap. This value 
is written across the gap up to one millisecond before the first event of the 
next automated...