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@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 
 <figure class=right>
 <img src="/images/automation-menu1.png">
-<figcaption class=center>The automation menu.</figcaption>
+<figcaption class=center>The top level automation menu.</figcaption>
 </figure>
 
 <p>
-  To automate a parameter on a given track, click on the track's <kbd
-  class=menu>A</kbd> button and select a parameter to control from the menu
+  A parameter on a given track can be automated by clicking on the track's <kbd
+  class=menu>A</kbd> button and selecting a parameter to control from the menu
   that appears. Once a parameter has been selected, an automation lane for that
   parameter will appear beneath the track. The lane thus shown will be empty;
   from here an automation curve must be defined.
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 </p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li>Record it using <kbd class=menu>Write</kbd> mode</li>
-  <li>Record it using <kbd class=menu>Touch</kbd> mode</li>
-  <li>Draw it using the mouse</li>
+  <li>Recording it using <kbd class=menu>Write</kbd> mode</li>
+  <li>Recording it using <kbd class=menu>Touch</kbd> mode</li>
+  <li>Drawing it using the mouse</li>
 </ul>
 
-<h2>Recording an Automation Curve Using Write Mode</h2>
+<h3>Recording an Automation Curve Using Write Mode</h3>
 
 <p>
   To create an automation curve using <kbd class=menu>Write</kbd> mode, first
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   automation curves.
 </p>
 
-<h2>Recording an Automation Curve Using Touch Mode</h2>
+<h3>Recording an Automation Curve Using Touch Mode</h3>
 
 <p>
   Creating an automation curve using <kbd class=menu>Touch</kbd> mode is
@@ -65,19 +65,47 @@
   which is usually used to create the automation curve in the first place.
 </p>
 
-<h2>Drawing an Automation Curve Using the Mouse</h2>
+<h3>Drawing an Automation Curve Using the Mouse</h3>
 
 <p>
-  In <dfn>Draw</dfn> mode, <dfn>control points</dfn> can be entered in the
-  automation lane by <kbd class=mouse>Left</kbd>-clicking in the lane at a
+  In <a href="@@toolbox"><dfn>Draw</dfn> mode</a>, <dfn>control points</dfn> can be entered in the
+  automation lane by <kbd class=mouse>left</kbd>-clicking in the lane at a
   point where there is no existing control point.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-  Once added, a control point can be <kbd class=mouse>Left</kbd>-clicked and
-  dragged to a desired location. Hovering over a control point will show its
-  current level in dB. To remove a control point, <kbd
-  class=mouse>Left</kbd>-click it and press <kbd>Delete</kbd>, or <kbd
-  class=mod3n></kbd><kbd class=mouse>Right</kbd>-click on it.
+  Once added, a control point can be <kbd class=mouse>left</kbd>-clicked and
+  dragged to any desired location. Hovering over a control point will show its
+  current value. To remove a control point, <kbd class=mouse>left</kbd>-click
+  it and press <kbd>Delete</kbd>, or <kbd class=mod3n></kbd><kbd
+  class=mouse>right</kbd>-click on it.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Controlling the Track</h2>
+
+<p>
+  Once an automation curve has been defined through any of the methods outlined
+  above, the track won't do anything with it until the lane that the curve was
+  defined in is set to <kbd class=menu>Play</kbd> mode. Then, during playback,
+  as the playhead moves through the automation curve, the lane's control will
+  move in accord with the curve.
+</p>
+
+<p class=note>
+  The lane's fader will <em>not</em> be responsive to manual input while it is
+  in <kbd class=menu>Play</kbd> mode.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Removing Automation</h3>
+
+<figure class=right>
+<img src="/images/automation-audio-r-click-menu.png">
+<figcaption class=center>The automation lane context menu.</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+  Clearing the automation lane is done by <kbd
+  class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking on the lane to be cleared, and selecting
+  <kbd class="menu">Clear</kbd> from the menu that appears.
 </p>