Automation Question? Help me out!

Here's my question....  If I have a track, say a bassline or a guitar lead track that I notice drops 2db during a particular phrase (due to softer playing or whatever other factor) and I want to automate that up.... then back down at the end of the phrase I understand how to do that.  but, if later on I find I need that whole track to be up (or down) 3-4 db I have to manually adjust the automation at each node to make it happen.  Is there a way (or some menu setting) that will allow the automation to move up an down globally across the track if I move the fader? 
 
This would make it alot easier to able to set up the automation earlier on in my workflow than having to wait and remember to do it last as I finish mixing.

Oh! What a cool O! 

HOLY ****!! So simple & an awesome feature!  haha  how the hell did I miss that in the manual!?   Thank you Danny!  You are the man.

ChuckC


HOLY ****!! So simple & an awesome feature!  haha  how the hell did I miss that in the manual!?   Thank you Danny!  You are the man.

The "O"ffset function has been in Sonar versions for as long as I can remember.

Yet another reason I really advocate reading the manual like a good book to all users.   There are many things users don't know about (as evidenced here on the forum) that are excellent 'little' features. 

This is usually true of all major hosts such as Sonar, Studio One, Live, Reaper, Cuebase, etc.   MANY features users simply don't know about or realize - which is somewhat unfortunate - just because they don't peruse the manual.

So I'm advocating again:   RTFM  LOL

(note:  don't take this TOO seriously -- as we all know no one actually RTFM's much these days)  ;)

Even easier, as long as you don't have a compressor on the track, is to use the Trim/Gain slider to bring the whole track up or down. I prefer this over offset mode, which I find confusing because it hides the original values.

Danny Danzi

ba_midi

ChuckC


HOLY ****!! So simple & an awesome feature!  haha  how the hell did I miss that in the manual!?   Thank you Danny!  You are the man.

The "O"ffset function has been in Sonar versions for as long as I can remember.

Yet another reason I really advocate reading the manual like a good book to all users.   There are many things users don't know about (as evidenced here on the forum) that are excellent 'little' features. 

This is usually true of all major hosts such as Sonar, Studio One, Live, Reaper, Cuebase, etc.   MANY features users simply don't know about or realize - which is somewhat unfortunate - just because they don't peruse the manual.

So I'm advocating again:   RTFM  LOL

(note:  don't take this TOO seriously -- as we all know no one actually RTFM's much these days)  ;)

RTFM is all too true! I must admit though Billy...I miss the big bible type books we used to get with Sonar. They were great reading material when you were "indisposed of". LOL! Ain't no way I'm printing out that PDF! LMAO!! But seriously, I think that's one of the reasons why I don't read the manuals much anymore unless I need to look for something. But back in the Cake bible days...I'd be able to read it from front to back over time and make it a point to try and learn something new each day. These days with everything bein so fast paced and one day running into the next...well, potty breaks can't last more than 5 minutes. Hahaha!
 
-Danny

Heh, I actually liked the big manual approach too.


But these days I just take my tablet to the 'indisposed' area and read the PDF there anyway LOL.

So I'm advocating again:   RTFM  LOL

Perhaps in these days of PDFs that should be STFM (the S = Search) and that is a real easy(ish) option.

The only trouble with offset mode is as bitflipper mentioned there's no obvious indication that something is changed in offset mode, so several months later when I go  back to a mix I can't work out why I've got a real quiet or silent track/buss. Then of course several hours of cursing and head scratching later it's  doh..... or is it only me that does that?

FastBikerBoy

So I'm advocating again:   RTFM  LOL

Perhaps in these days of PDFs that should be STFM (the S = Search) and that is a real easy(ish) option.

The only trouble with offset mode is as bitflipper mentioned there's no obvious indication that something is changed in offset mode, so several months later when I go  back to a mix I can't work out why I've got a real quiet or silent track/buss. Then of course several hours of cursing and head scratching later it's  doh..... or is it only me that does that?

FBB, can you explain the "no obvious indication that something is changed" thing for me please? On my end, if I don't touch anything in offset mode, it stays at 0 with a + sign. If I touch something, the 0 becomes a value letting me know something was touched. Am I missing something here? LOL! :)
 
-Danny

Hahaha, ok now I see what you mean. :) Yeah I can see how that could be a pain in the butt. I try not to go into O mode often...and when I do, I make sure I get right out of it as to not make any changes by accident. :)

-Danny