# Automation Doesn’t Always Follow Audio Events **URL:** \ **Category:** Cubase\ **Tags:** issue\ **Created:** [January 23, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/automation-doesn-t-always-follow-audio-events/967511 "2025-01-23T04:17:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jose7822](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/jose7822/32/306587_2.png) [@jose7822](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/jose7822)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/automation-doesn-t-always-follow-audio-events/967511/1 "2025-01-23T04:17:20Z")
Here are the steps to follow: 1 - Create an empty project. 2 - Add an Audio Track. 3 - Starting on measure 2, import/record at least 2 short Audio events, and leave a short gap between them. 4 - Draw automation (i.e. a sequence of squares/triangles for Volume) throughout the length of each Audio event. 5 - Go to “ **Edit \> Automation Follows Events** ” to enable it. 6 - Set Snap setting to “Shuffle”. 7 - With all the Audio events selected, move the first one to the beginning of the project. - Expected results: Automation follows the Audio events. - Actual results: Automation doesn’t follow the Audio events. The same results can be seen by replacing steps 6 and 7 with: 6 - Select **Edit \> Functions \> Set Spacer between Selected Events** 7 - Set the spacer to 3 seconds, for example, and click OK. **OS** : Windows 11 (latest patch) **DAW** : Cubase Pro 14 (latest update) Thanks for your time!