Automation (Instrument tracks)

[SpinningDisk]

I was wondering what am I doing wrong. Shouldn't I be able to use my automation lanes on a midi or instrument track? I record an organ part using the DB-33 on an instrument track. I would like it to fade out using automation without having to print it to an audio track. Automation works fine on the audio tracks (Master and Aux tracks too). I can't get it to read. I'll use the pencil tool, just grab anything...nothing (mute,pan etc..). Nothing works. Is there a preference I'm missing? Anybody?

I've done a search to try and find out. Didn't get to far. You guys are the best. So i thought I'd ask here.

Thank you for your patience.
Disk

[bortraws]

Depending on the parameter you'd like to automate you can achieve it by either pressing 'Power Claw' - click (in other words command, alt, ctrl - click) on the parameter (the pot, fader, button etc) and choose 'enable parameter automation'.

If it's a MIDI-parameter you can right click the parameter (again the pot, fader, button etc) and select MIDI LEARN. Now twist a knob, fader or other controller on your MIDI controller device and you can record the movement. If you check which controller number you're using by right clicking the parameter and find the CC number in the little menu, you can bring up the MIDI automation graph for it in the Track View Selector.

Hope that helps.

[SpinningDisk]

I know all that. After I draw or automate in the lanes etc.. and i press play there isn't any automation. Yes, I've turned automation on.

[carlone]

Make sure volume and any other element you want to automate is enabled in the automation window. If you've done that then make sure the instrument track is not record enabled.