Parameter Automation

Automation can be recorded live from node parameter changes and later edited as curves. AudioFlow only shows node parameters that can be automated.

To record automation, select the track/group to write into, press Record, then move a supported node parameter while playback runs. Stop or press Record again to save the parameter changes into the current recording region.

To edit automation after recording or add automation by hand, open the region editor from the region, choose any automatable parameter from the track's nodes, then adjust, add, or remove points on the curve. Pitch Bend appears in the same menu when the track contains a source that can bend pitch. New and moved points snap to the nearest value supported by that parameter. Parameters that already have automation are highlighted in the menu.

When you grab a parameter that already has automation or LFO movement, your live move takes priority. The recorded or modulated motion resumes when you release the control, or after 1 second without movement from a MIDI controller.

When a parameter has no automation yet, the editor shows start and end anchors at the current parameter value. Those anchors become a saved automation curve only after you add or keep a point between them.

Hold Alt and drag a curve segment to raise or lower the two points at its ends together.

In the automation editor, hold Shift and drag across the curve to select several points at once. Press Delete or Backspace, or use Delete points, to remove the selected points together.

Use Delete automation to remove the full curve for the selected parameter after confirmation. Once removed, that parameter is no longer highlighted as automated.

Because automation travels with regions, modulation and arrangement stay attached to the musical phrase instead of drifting away from it.