Automation Envelope Clips.

The envelope clips would have functions like looping (just like groove clips), reverse, invert, drag-stretch, scale, and that funky warping thing Studio One has. It would allow quick copying of envelopes without having to use copy paste. Could also be duplicated of course, once duplicate is implemented, which I trust is at the next update. Right? There would also be integrated envelope sidechaining in each automation lane, to modulate an envelope with another (lanes inside lanes with an automatable crossfade, basically). In addition, there would be a way to select an automation range directly in the automation lane, without having to set a macro control in the effect or instrument.
 
Oh. Needless to say, this would be a great occasion to implement freely curvable automation segments.

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there should also be vertical snap settings such as 1/4, 1/7 etc as well as mod maps with musical scale presets, like you see in the alchemy step sequencer.
 
 

bump. I'm basically sending this to the top of the list every day until something is either done or officially announced about cakewalk's intention to remedy the current prehistoric state of the automation system. it doesn't have to be everything above in one go but at least half of it would certainly be a great start.

cheers. one day, pal. one day.

instead of cutting split points, maybe it could be better to just have Step Nodes, like in the Absynth envelopes

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Well, the traditional musicians just got their cool new drum replacer toy. Good for them. How about we're next?

We can dream. I gave the OP 5 stars.

I would love this as well.

Yes, exactly. My idea is basically taking the best features of the automation systems in FL, Logic, and even synths like Massive, Absynth and Alchemy (some of those may admittedly be somewhat overkill, I'm just throwing my ideas around), and rolling it all into Sonar. With a few twists, like, I don't know of any DAW that lets you select minimum and maximum value directly inside the automation lane.
 
I have yet another suggestion: each automation lane should have a dedicated MIDI learn function, which would work completely separately from ACT. Or, in other words, which would work.

Someone at cakewalk liked the thread. Guess there's hope.
 
They can skip the integrated sidechaining I guess - to be fair if I need this level of modulation I can just fire up massive or do it in MUX or something - but honestly pretty much everything else needs to be there