Automation curves are not displayed by default. You have to turn on Automation view to make them visible so you can view and edit them. There are two independent Automation View buttons , one in the Tracks area that shows the track automation and one in the Editors area (for the Audio Editor, Piano Roll Editor, and Session Player Editor) that shows the region automation or cell automation.
In the Tracks area menu bar, tap the Tracks View button .
Track automation can’t be displayed in Grid view.
Tap the Automation View button or press A on your external keyboard.
The following changes occur:
The track lanes show the automation curves.
Regions on the track lane are still visible but cannot be edited.
The Snap pop-up menu in the menu bar in Automation view determines the Snap value when you move or draw automation points. This value is independent of the Snap value set in the Tracks area.
In the Tracks area menu bar, do one of the following:
To view a region’s automation, tap the Tracks View button , tap the Default View button , then tap the Trim button .
To view the region automation for a cell, tap the Grid View button , then tap the Edit button .
Tap the region for which you want to show region automation.
Tap the Editors button in the middle of the view control bar (or press E on your external keyboard), then tap the Automation View button in the Editors area menu bar (or press A on your external keyboard).
The following changes occur in the Editors area when Automation view is selected:
The Automation Mode pop-up menu and Automation Parameter pop-up menu are displayed in the Editors area menu bar.
Any regions for that track are still displayed in the Editors area, but they cannot be edited.
All regions display their automation curves. Any MIDI events or waveforms are dimmed.
The function buttons change to a set of four automation-related buttons: Move , Pencil , Brush , and Curve .
The Multiple Select button and the Copy Mode button are only available when Move is selected.
The Snap pop-up menu in the Editors area menu bar determines the Snap value in Automation view when you move or draw automation points. This value is independent of the Snap value selected in Default view.