Automation Lines: wider lines, different colors.

Stephen57 · October 14, 2015, 7:16pm

Dear Cubase,

I find the automation lines to be too thin and the color too light for comfortable viewing.

Request:

Make Automation Lines thicker, or, even better, allow users some choice with for Automation Line Width, 1) Hairline (current), 2) 1 Point, 3) 2 Point. Automation points would scale larger and smaller in proportion to line width.
Allow some choice for Automation Line Colors.

marQs · October 14, 2015, 8:30pm

Please give us an option to view unselected automation nodes without hovering over.

Stephen57 · October 16, 2015, 3:32am

On my screen, I see unselected Automation Nodes as (difficult to see) tiny black squares, when selected, they are tiny white. If I zoom in, things are easier to see and it’s workable. What are you seeing? I think this speaks to a general need to improve the graphic visibility options Cubase offers for its Automation Lines and Automation Nodes displays.

I do really like how the automation system in Cubase works – amazing functionality.

I think we just need to improve the visibility options for the Automation Lines (that’s LINES, not Lanes) and the Automation Nodes, (that’s nodes, not nerds).

Thanks

tex · October 16, 2015, 9:52pm

+1

suntower · October 17, 2015, 12:06am

+1

And did I mention that there is no way to distinguish between -selected- points and unselected points? Or the fact that when you select a point on one lane, ALL the lanes sometimes light up as if they are selected?

Stephen57 · October 18, 2015, 7:14pm

On my screen I see unselected points as white squares, but when I select some points with a lasso select, those turn white and the ones around it are black, and, of course, the selected points are with in the selection range box. Since automation is still a new area for me, I’ll look more carefully at the selected nodes to see if I’m seeing what you’ve mentioned.

I’ve not noticed the issue about all the automation track/lanes lighting up. If when they seem to be all selected, if you move a point (node) on one track, does it adjust points on all the other tracks or do they just appear to be “selected” but in actuality they are not?

suntower · October 19, 2015, 4:30am

It’s an intermittent thing. It -may- have something to do with the zoom factor, but regardless it’s either inconsistent or downright bug.

Stephen57:

suntower:

+1

And did I mention that there is no way to distinguish between -selected- points and unselected points? Or the fact that when you select a point on one lane, ALL the lanes sometimes light up as if they are selected?

On my screen I see unselected points as white squares, but when I select some points with a lasso select, those turn white and the ones around it are black, and, of course, the selected points are with in the selection range box. Since automation is still a new area for me, I’ll look more carefully at the selected nodes to see if I’m seeing what you’ve mentioned.

I’ve not noticed the issue about all the automation track/lanes lighting up. If when they seem to be all selected, if you move a point (node) on one track, does it adjust points on all the other tracks or do they just appear to be “selected” but in actuality they are not?

Stephen57 · October 20, 2015, 6:02am

suntower:

It’s an intermittent thing. It -may- have something to do with the zoom factor, but regardless it’s either inconsistent or downright bug.

I’ll look for it. Thanks for the heads up.

Stephen57:

suntower:

+1

And did I mention that there is no way to distinguish between -selected- points and unselected points? Or the fact that when you select a point on one lane, ALL the lanes sometimes light up as if they are selected?

On my screen I see unselected points as white squares, but when I select some points with a lasso select, those turn white and the ones around it are black, and, of course, the selected points are with in the selection range box. Since automation is still a new area for me, I’ll look more carefully at the selected nodes to see if I’m seeing what you’ve mentioned.

I’ve not noticed the issue about all the automation track/lanes lighting up. If when they seem to be all selected, if you move a point (node) on one track, does it adjust points on all the other tracks or do they just appear to be “selected” but in actuality they are not?

dmbaer · October 20, 2015, 8:45pm

An alternative that might offer equivalent benefits would be a dedicated automation editor window. Double click on the automation lane and it would pop up. And of course, it would support Bezier curves, right?

suntower · October 21, 2015, 3:49pm

Yes, this has been suggested before.

But the o/p’s suggestion is still good.

marQs · October 21, 2015, 4:54pm

I’d like warping in the project window instead of the sample editor. Long time requested by many users. What you say is: “give us another extra editor!” - that’s pure blaspemy