# Recording MIDI volume over time

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/recording-midi-volume-over-time/677994>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Tags:** cubase-9\
**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/recording-midi-volume-over-time/677994 "2017-07-06T19:20:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![classone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@classone](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/classone)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/recording-midi-volume-over-time/677994/1 "2017-07-06T19:20:30Z")

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Is there a way to record the changes I am making to the volume of a MIDI track as the piece plays so that I don’t have to babysit that fader during playback?  
TIA

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**Author:** ![Elien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@Elien](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Elien)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/recording-midi-volume-over-time/677994/2 "2017-07-07T07:06:19Z")

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Hi,

have a look at Automation. 🙂

Cheers, Ernst

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**Author:** ![classone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@classone](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/classone)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/recording-midi-volume-over-time/677994/3 "2017-07-08T01:33:37Z")

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Got it! Thanks, Ernst

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**Author:** ![Elien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df788c/32.png) [@Elien](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Elien)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/recording-midi-volume-over-time/677994/4 "2017-07-11T19:48:56Z")

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Hi - you’re welcome.

Glad that it works for you!

Cheers, Ernst