Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 231)

Chapter 7 Automation 231
Editing of Track Automation Data in an Event List
Logic allows Track Automation data to be edited in a dedicated event editor. You can
also open the folder which contains the (normally invisible) Track Automation data. As
a core element of the program, Logic will always display every event as plain text in an
Event Edit window. Please note, however, that this functionality won’t be needed in
normal music production situations, and is a real “expert” function. You can open the
Track Automation event editor via the Automation Event Edit key command.
Track Automation Folder
Track Automation data is represented by a new class of “meta” events. These are an
internal Logic event type that control processes that are not output via MIDI—
although their data structure is somewhat similar to MIDI events. These meta events
reside, like every event, in MIDI Regions, on tracks. The tracks, in which Track
Automation data resides, are found in a dedicated folder which is normally hidden. You
can display it via the Automation Folder key command. You will find a single MIDI
Region that only contains Track Automation data on each track within this folder. This
MIDI Region ends with the last Track Automation meta event. (Only tracks that contain
automation data are shown in the Automation folder window).
You can edit these events with Region Hyper Draw (View > Hyper Draw) and Track
Hyper Draw (View > Track Automation).
The display of the contents of the automation folder makes it easier to edit the
automation data independently from Regions. In normal circumstances, however, it’s
usually quite useful to see the Regions while designing the mix. As such, you’ll
probably find that you rarely open this folder view.