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Ability to change automation mode PER LANE instead of for all lanes in the track

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asked Nov 12, 2022 in MIDI Editing by lm50 (170 points)
edited Nov 12, 2022 by lm50

I would like to be able to set specific automation lanes to Latch/Write/Touch mode while keeping the rest of the lanes in the same track in their last state. As you can see below, I have several automation lanes for one instrument track. When I change the automation mode to "Latch" (or any mode), all automation lanes switch to the selected mode, rather than the specific lane I changed the setting on.

The problem I keep running into is that I will want to "just re-record modulation" and accidentally bump a fader/knob that then ends up overwriting the values I had for expression, vibrato, reverb, panning, etc. This ends up wasting a lot of time, especially if I don't notice it at the time and then waste time trying to understand why my track sounds off.

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answered Nov 12, 2022 by princeagrawal (12,760 points)
It would be nice to have the ability in global settings to switch this behavior On/Off, so that if you want you could have different automation modes for different lanes or same for all lanes.

Though for MIDI tracks, its much better to use part automation rather than track automation. Part automation for instrument/midi track shows up in the editor at the bottom.
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