Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
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Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
Hi everyone!
I have a big problem with copying automations.
Here's my issue:
I'm in the Sequence Window and I have 2 different Instrument Tracks.
The first instrument Track has an Volume Automatoin and the second one has an Pan automation.
Now I want to copy the Envelope of instrument Track 1 (volume) to instrument track 2 (pan)..
But if I copy and paste or merge it, the following happens:
Instrument Track 2 gets the volume automation of Instrument track one. But I just want to have the same envelope on the pan automation.... can anyone help? I'm going nuts and I've tried to figure that out for 4 hours now.
Thanks!!
Cheers,
Christian
I have a big problem with copying automations.
Here's my issue:
I'm in the Sequence Window and I have 2 different Instrument Tracks.
The first instrument Track has an Volume Automatoin and the second one has an Pan automation.
Now I want to copy the Envelope of instrument Track 1 (volume) to instrument track 2 (pan)..
But if I copy and paste or merge it, the following happens:
Instrument Track 2 gets the volume automation of Instrument track one. But I just want to have the same envelope on the pan automation.... can anyone help? I'm going nuts and I've tried to figure that out for 4 hours now.
Thanks!!
Cheers,
Christian
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Re: Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
Use View Filter to show only what you want to copy.
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Re: Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
COMMAND-F
Set it unto show what you want to copy, and to hide what you don't want to copy. Controllers and automation are in the box at the bottom of the screen, and you can set it to show the ones you want.
Shooshie
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Set it unto show what you want to copy, and to hide what you don't want to copy. Controllers and automation are in the box at the bottom of the screen, and you can set it to show the ones you want.
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Re: Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
I don't think that's what he's (or is it she's?) asking, if I'm reading this correctly. He wants the Volume data to be copied to Pan automation. I think.
Is this correct, Chris?
As far as I know this cannot be done.
Phil
Is this correct, Chris?
As far as I know this cannot be done.
Phil
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Re: Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
Ok, the view filter is for hiding what you don't want to copy. First you copy the automation to the other track, from the Tracks Overview Window, but after hiding the notes and controllers that you do NOT want to go with it. Once you hide what you don't want, the remaining automation data is easily visible in the Tracks Overview Window. That makes it easy to grab it, option-drag it, and merge it with another track.
So, you OPTION-DRAG the automation data that shows in the Tracks Overview Window, to the track in which you want to merge it. Then you select the data and go to:
Region / Reassign Continuous Data, or SHIFT-R
From there you can change most continuous data types to most other continuous data types, including MIDI to Audio volume and pan. Even plugin automation.
I'm sorry I wasn't more thorough the first time. I thought the problem was grabbing and merging ONLY the data type he wanted. That's what the view filter helps with. It's possible to do it without the view filter, but much more difficult.
Shooshie
So, you OPTION-DRAG the automation data that shows in the Tracks Overview Window, to the track in which you want to merge it. Then you select the data and go to:
Region / Reassign Continuous Data, or SHIFT-R
From there you can change most continuous data types to most other continuous data types, including MIDI to Audio volume and pan. Even plugin automation.
I'm sorry I wasn't more thorough the first time. I thought the problem was grabbing and merging ONLY the data type he wanted. That's what the view filter helps with. It's possible to do it without the view filter, but much more difficult.
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Re: Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
Steps:
• COMMAND-F (open View Filter)
• SHIFT-R (Reassign Continuous Data)
COMMAND-F
Shooshie
• COMMAND-F (open View Filter)
- click "Clear"
IF MIDI:- click "Automation and Controllers"
click "Only"
click "Add"- Add controllers and/or automation types you want to be visible
- Select the data type by clicking in the radio buttons
- click "Automation and Controllers"
- OPTION-DRAG the data you want to copy
DROP the data into the track in which you want to merge it
• SHIFT-R (Reassign Continuous Data)
- SET the dialog for the appropriate data types in the FROM and TO sections
APPLY
COMMAND-F
- click "Set All"
- click off the data types you don't want showing, such as Off Velocities, Patch Changes, or whatever you don't want messing up your MIDI
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Re: Copying Automations to another Audio Edit Layer
Thanks for clearing that up, Shoosh. I did not realize that command worked on audio tracks (I've never used it)....Still learnin'
Phil
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