Trying to Automate the Toggling of Two Tracks

Cubase
1

Let’s assume I have two tracks, Track 1 and Track 2. I’m trying to figure out how I can toggle the mute on and mute off state of two tracks using the automation from only one track. It would look like this:

This is the automation from Track 1:

Track 1 mute on Track 1 mute off Track 1 mute on Track 1 mute off
Track 2 mute off -----------------> Track 2 mute on---------------------> Track 2 mute off -----------------> Track 2 mute on

Right now my solution is automating both tracks like this:

This is the automation from Track 1:

Track 1 mute on -----------------> Track 1 mute off ---------------------> Track 1 mute on -----------------> Track 1 mute off

This is the automation from Track 2:

Track 2 mute off -----------------> Track 2 mute on ---------------------> Track 2 mute off -----------------> Track 2 mute on

This is ok, but exactly lining up the two automations is a pain.

2

I don’t believe there is a direct way to automate 1 track from another. But, here are some thoughts.

  1. If they are mono, route to a stereo group as L(track 1)/R(Track 2) and automate the pan on the group.
  2. If the on/off is aligned you can simply copy the completed track 1 automation to track 2 and invert it.