MikeD2 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Hey I'm having a frustrating issue with getting my automation to work as expected when trying to create automation on multiple tracks. To best illustrate the issue, I created a 2 minute video which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZhX4vinheQ Summary: I'm trying to create modulation automation in 3 separate midi instrument tracks at the same time in Region Mode. I've grouped them together with group setting for automation mode checked. When I try to create automation for modulation it only affects one track. When I try to automate volume, it looks as it its affecting all 3 tracks, but when i play back it only automated the one track I created the automation on. If I switch to Track Mode, instead of Region Mode, it works as expected. Not sure if I have a setting I need to change somewhere to get this to work as expected. I've reviewed many videos and forums, can't find a solution to work on my setup: Logic Pro: 10.6.3 Mac OS: 10.15.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution polanoid Posted November 7, 2022 Solution Share Posted November 7, 2022 Region automation cannot be grouped, so for Volume, you'd need to resort to Track Automation (you can convert those two back and forth). Also, MIDI CC's (like modulation) aren't even automation and can't be grouped at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) Here's a complete list of automation parameters that can be grouped. No grouping for any other. Edited November 7, 2022 by polanoid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 BTW if you want the same e.g. modulation data on multiple tracks, there are various other ways to achieve that (e.g. using a Transformer, or putting the modulation data on the main track of a summing stack containing all your to-be-grouped MIDI regions) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD2 Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Thanks for the reply and info @polanoid. I'll look into the summing stack option. Curious to know, does the same issue relate to copy and pasting automation from one region to another on a separate track? I was going crazy trying to figure this out as well and I thought I saw some videos showing people achieve it, but was not able to recreate it. This would be another simple option, but couldn't get that to work either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 hour ago, MikeD2 said: does the same issue relate to copy and pasting automation from one region to another on a separate track? what "same issue"? you mean grouped copying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 If you simply refer to copying automation between regions: you can do that e.g. in the piano roll editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD2 Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Thanks @polanoid. I'll play around with it and let you know if I have any more questions. Appreciate the help! Mike D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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