CAKEWALK sonar x3, Reference Manual

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Automation
Recording automation data from an external controller
Recording automation data from an external
controller
You can record automation data from an external controller or a MIDI keyboard.
To record automation data from an external controller
1. In either the Track view or Console view, right-click the control or knob that you want to control
externally, and choose
Remote Control from the pop-up menu.
The Remote Control dialog box appears.
2. If your controller sends standard MIDI messages, RPNs, or NRPNs, choose a controller (such as
Wheel) with which to control your knob or control (see
“Remote Control dialog” on page 1875 for
more information). Also choose the MIDI channel your controller will be sending the automation
data on (it doesn’t have to be the same channel that the knob or control’s track plays back on),
and click
OK .
3. If your controller works by sending Sysx information instead, choose options in the Sysx fields
(see “Remote Control dialog” on page 1875 for more information), and click OK .
4. In either the Track or Console view, write enable the knob or control for automation that you just
configured for remote control.
5. Start playback or recording, and move the slider or wheel that you selected on your external
controller.
6. When you finish recording the automation, click the Stop button or press the SPACEBAR.
Listen to your project and either re-record the automation, or disable each armed control by clicking
the
Allow Automation Writing button in the Control Bar’s Mix module. You can disable remote
control by right-clicking the relevant knob or fader and choosing Disable Remote Control from the
pop-up menu.
Tip: When recording automation from a non touch-sensitive control surface, it is recommended that
you use Latch or Overwrite mode.
Note: When writing automation from a control surface, SONAR uses whichever automation
write mode is set on the track.