Automation of Plug-in Settings

[dsetaro]

I need to know how you can automate the changing of plugin settings. For example I want a "Fat Snare" setting on my 4band EQ for chorus' and a "Sidestick" setting on the verses. I want this to change from one setting to another and then back. I used to know how to do this, but being the crackhead I am, I have forgotten. I need this for a mix coming up very soon. I have looked everywhere in the manuals and can't find anything about it. thank you in advance.

[filosofem]

Just thinking outside of the square, could you not insert the plug twice and automate the Master Bypass?







filosofem

[sw rec]

Go to "window>automation>plugin" and that opens up a dialog box that lets you select which parameters you want to automate. Did this recently with Auto-tune, where I had a key change from F to G, and was able to tell Autotune to switch to G right before the key change.
The OTHER way you could do this is duplicate the track and put the snare on one track and the side stick on the other. A very common way to do it. Then you can have totally different EVERYTHING. Verb sends, eq, compression, etc. Hope this helps you!