Automation snapshots

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2011/10/07 09:50:22 (permalink)

Automation snapshots

I'm in the process of assembling a number of individual files into one large file. I need to reset the volume controls between each of the songs. In previous versions of Sonar, all one had to do was adjust the track volumes as needed, select all tracks and take a snapshot.
Now in X1 is appears that you have to take a snapshot of each track individually. With more than 20 tracks in the files, this is very time consuming.
Has anyone discovered a way to snapshot all tracks at the same time?
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    ba_midi
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    Re:Automation snapshots 2011/10/07 10:01:03 (permalink)
    If I'm not mistaken, you can select all the tracks, then hold CTRL while you do the snapshot.

    This is the same as "quick group-ing" (ie, CTRL being held while adjusting volumes, etc. on multiple tracks).

    I'm not at my DAW to dbl check if that works with snapshots or not, though.


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    Re:Automation snapshots 2011/10/07 10:15:56 (permalink)
    That was my first thought, but it doesn't seem to work. Even if you hold the "ctrl" key down, it only takes a snapshot of the active track.
    Any other thoughts?
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    Re:Automation snapshots 2011/10/07 11:38:26 (permalink)
    dlbachtell


    That was my first thought, but it doesn't seem to work. Even if you hold the "ctrl" key down, it only takes a snapshot of the active track.
    Any other thoughts?


    I won't be at my DAW for a few hours - but in the meanwhile I've been looking at the help and reference guides for X1 and I don't see a way to do a "snapshot" of multiple tracks/busses simultaneously, so perhaps it's not doable using that method.

    Can't you use bus automation to accomplish this (like on the master bus)?



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    Re:Automation snapshots 2011/10/07 11:39:53 (permalink)
    BTW, this is from the reference guide:

    Snapshots
    A snapshot is a setting or group of settings that SONAR’s controls snap to when your project
    reaches a certain Now Time. You set all the controls to the values you want, and then create a
    snapshot of these settings at a particular Now Time. This approach is useful, for example, when
    your project contains a variety of distinct sections and you want to make a sudden change in one or
    more settings between the sections.
    To create a snapshot of a track or bus parameter
    1. Move the parameter control to where you want it.
    2. Move the Now Time to the location where you want to create the snapshot.
    3. Right-click the control and choose Automation Snapshot in the pop-up menu. You don’t have
    to write-enable the track or bus module.
    An indicator will appear on the control to show that automation has been added, and a node will
    be added to the control's envelope on the track.
    4. Make sure the appropriate Automation Read button is enabled, play your project and listen to
    the results. You can undo the snapshot by using the Undo command, or by taking another
    snapshot at the same Now Time.
    Successive snapshots do not update envelope node values
    When taking multiple automation snapshots at the same Now time, new envelope nodes are created
    instead of updating any existing envelope nodes. To address this issue, undo the previous
    automation snapshot before performing a new snapshot.


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    Re:Automation snapshots (solution found) 2011/10/07 13:46:41 (permalink)
    Discovered that by using the global key bindings for automation snapshot, taking a snapshot will effect all tracks in the file. This is a huge time-saver for me.
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