2 <figure class="center">
3 <img src="/images/automation-lane1.png">
4 <figcaption class="center">A typical automation lane.</figcaption>
8 <dfn>Automation</dfn> is the ability to dynamically control various aspects
9 of a track's innate attributes and the attributes of any processors attached
10 to it. In Ardour, automation can be used to make dynamic changes to a
14 <figure class="right">
15 <img src="/images/automation-menu1.png">
16 <figcaption class=center>The automation menu.</figcaption>
20 <li>Fader (Volume)</li>
24 <li>Any attached processor's parameters</li>
28 Any combination of these can be enabled on a single track; as such, it offers
29 a lot of power and flexibility over how a track will ultimately sound when
34 Activating automation for a track is done by clicking the <kbd class="menu">A</kbd> icon on the
35 <a href="@@audio-track-controls">track head</a> and checking the
36 type of automation needed. A new "pseudo-track" will appear, showing the
37 waveform in the background, called an "automation lane", where the value
38 of the parameter can be edited : the x axis is the time, and the y axis is
39 the value of the parameter.
42 If the <kbd class="option">Edit > Show Automation Lane on Touch</kbd>
43 is checked, clicking any parameter in a plugin window, a hardware controller, etc...
44 will result in this parameter's automation lane being temporarily shown,
45 and clicking another parameter will hide this lane to show the new one.