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Active Range shown in the ruler with red bar; Automation data being written within the range.
Viewing Automation in the Timeline
Once you’ve recorded automation keyframes for a particular parameter, they can be made visible in Automation view on a track. When automation is enabled via the Toggle Automation button, you can use the Automaton drop-down menu on the track header to choose which automation curve to view, with options for Fader, Mute, Pan, EQ, Compressor, Limiter, Aux, Plugins, and Misc controls.
Mixing automation for the Fader shown in the Timeline
Overwriting Automation
Once you’ve recorded automation for a particular clip, you can overwrite that automation in subsequent passes. Using either of the previously described methods of recording automation, adjusting the levels of a track control with previously recorded automation displays a red line that shows the new level relative to the previously recorded level.
Setting new levels to overwrite previously recorded automation displays a red line