Automation Tracks For Quick Controls?

Cubase
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I’m using Halion Sonic SE and want to automate movements of the Quick Controls.

I can record movements of the control using the R and W buttons on the track lane. And I can see the movements during playback in the Quick Controls panel.

I want to be able to edit the movements using an automation track, but can’t find Quick Controler on the list of possible automation tracks.

I can’t make much sense from the manual. I think I read somewhere that I can associate the Quick Control with a MIDI CC but I can’t work out how to do it.

Can any one explain this please?

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It sounds like you’re looking for your automation on the wrong track. Go to the VST folder and right click the Halion Sonic track and select show automation & edit away… I hope that’s it

Hazy

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Unfortunitly not, Hazy. I tried that, the Quick Control Panel is there same as on the midi lane, but there’s still no option for n automation track.

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You need to select the parameter you want to change that the QC’s assigned to on the Instrument Channel.

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Thanks Mashedmitten. I’m nt exactly sure how but i’ll try it tomorrow and see what happens.

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Have you actually opened the ‘VST Instrument’ folder in the Cubase Project view & selected the Halion Sonic track ?
I bought Halion Sonic, the upgrade from se & that automation works for me… I presume you’re using Halion as a Vst Instrument (ie.multitimbral) rather than on an instrument track, which as you know defeats the purpose. I’m just wondering man, I hope it works out…

Hazy

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I’m not speaking of an Instrument Track, rather an Instrument Channel. Two different animals.

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Thanks again. Yes I did open the VST instrument channel but no luck.

Actually, I found I can control automation for quck controls if the control is a standard midi CC like Brightness or Resonance.

But I trying to automate the Spicato (sp?) controling the relative levels of a 2 layer sound (Angels and Strings) I guess because thats not a normal control it can’t be done with normal autmation.

Oh well, it was just a wish to experiment.