Effect Automation

The rotary knobs of all audio effects can be automated. The Convolutor and the Band Effect cannot be automated. The Compressor's Autogain button has no effect if the Threshold, Ratio or Gain knobs are automated.

Some knobs will require quite a lot processing power while turning because of automation. It's best to move these knobs abruptly in a quiet part rather then moving them slowly. This applies to the following knobs:

• Compressor: Threshold, Ratio, Gain and Knee.
• Dynamics: All.
• Phaser: Range and Frequency.
• Saturation: All.

'Delay' type knobs may cause glitches while turning. It's best the move these knobs in a quiet part. This applies to the following knobs:

• Chorus, Doubler, Echo, Flanger: Delay
• Master Limiter: Ahead
• Reverb: Predelay
• Pseudo Stereo: Color (Comb mode only)
• Vibrato: All.

VST and DirectX plugins can be automated too. The effect's Automation Editor pops up on right clicking the area between the OK button and the Bypass button. Right clicking the plugin's user interface will work as well with most plugins. The plugin user interface knob movements will lead by approximately 0.75 seconds compared to the audible results (ie. you see the knobs move before you hear their effect on the sound). VST plugins that don't supply their own user interface (the ones that get the standard MultitrackStudio knobs) suffer only partially from this phenomena: knob rotations don't lead, but the values below the knobs do lead.