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Click the Global Automation button to switch Automation for all Programs
between Off, Read (R), and Write (W).
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Set this to Off to set all Programs to ignore automation data. If you have
already recorded or entered automation, clicking the button will switch
between Read (R) and Write (W) only, but you can override this and set it
to Off by pressing and holding Shift on your computer keyboard while
clicking the button.
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Set this to Read (R) to set all Programs to read automation data but not
record any additional automation over it, though you can still manually
edit and enter automation. (Think of this as a protective feature to
prevent accidental changes to your automation while recording.)
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Set this to Write (W) to set all Programs to record automation. (If you
have any Q-Link Knobs assigned to automatable parameters, make sure
not to touch any accidentally while you are recording!)
Note: To set the automation for individual Programs, click the Automation button (curve icon) of that
Program's channel strip—under the Mute button—in Main Mode, Program Mixer Mode, Track Mixer
Mode, or Step Sequence Mode. Alternatively, click the Automation button (curve icon) in the upper-right
corner of the Master section of Program Edit Mode when the desired Program is selected.
Hardware: To set the Q-Link Trigger button to cycle through the automation states for just the Program
or globally, do the following:
1. Press Shift + Song/Other.
2. Press F1 (Prefs).
3. Use the Cursor Buttons to select the Auto button field
4. Use the Data Dial or -/+ buttons to set the field to Program or Global.
To learn more about automation, please see
and Manually Entering and Editing
General Features > Grid View > Recording Automation
Automation.
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