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3.If you click on the static value line, an automation event is added, read 
automation mode is automatically activated, and the static value line 
changes to a blue automation curve.
4.If you click and hold, you can draw a curve, by adding a multitude of 
single automation events.
5.When you release the mouse button, the number of automation events 
is reduced to a few events, but the basic shape of the curve still remains 
the same.
This “thinning” of events is governed by...

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•If the automation subtrack is in Read mode already, you can also add 
automation events by clicking with the Arrow tool.
If you are trying to add a point between two existing points and the new point doesn’t 
deviate from the existing curve, it will be removed by reduction (see page 347) as soon 
as you release the mouse button.
Using the various modes of the Line tool to draw automation curves
The Line tool can be very useful for drawing automation events. The 
various modes...

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Selecting automation event points
•To select a single automation event point, click on it with the Arrow tool.
The point turns red, and you can drag it in any horizontal or vertical direction between 
two points.
•To select multiple curve points, you can either [Shift]-click or drag a 
selection rectangle with the Arrow tool.
All events inside the selection rectangle will become selected.
Drawing a selection rectangle around some points to select them.
When selected, several...

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•By clicking in the parameter display on a subtrack and selecting “Re-
move Parameter” from the pop-up.
This will remove all automation events from the subtrack, and the subtrack will be closed.
Editing automation events
Automation events can be edited much like other events. You can use 
cut, copy and paste, you can group and nudge events etc. There are 
however four items on the Edit menu that are not applicable to auto-
mation events. These are:
• Split at Cursor
• Split...

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4.Clicking on a parameter in the structure list brings up the automation 
events in the event display.
The following parameters are available for all automation subtracks:
Parameter Description
Position The position of the automation event.
Value The value (0.000 to 1.000) of the automation event.   

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Tips and common methods
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to describing which 
automation method you should use. You can for example never even 
open an automation subtrack, and stick with write automation through-
out a project. Or you can stick to drawing automation curves to auto-
mate settings in a project. Both methods have their advantages, but it 
is of course up to you to decide what to use and when.
•Editing curves on automation subtracks offers a...

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Options and Settings
About the Automation Reduction Level preference
This item can be found on the Editing page in the Preferences dialog. 
Automation reduction reduces the number of automation events after 
you have used write automation or added automation events manually. 
When you write (or draw with the Pencil tool) automation events, these 
are added as a continuous stream of densely packed events. This is 
necessary because the program cannot “guess” what you will be...

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Remote controlling the mixer 

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About this chapter
It is possible to control the Nuendo mixer via MIDI. A large number of 
MIDI control devices are supported. This chapter describes how to 
set up Nuendo for remote control.
•For specific information about the supported remote control devices, 
see the separate “Remote Control Devices” pdf document.
•There is also a Generic Remote Device, allowing you to use any MIDI 
controller to remote control Nuendo.
How to set this up is described on...