Duplicating Effects Automation

I can't figure out how to duplicate the locked effects automation for a region. I'm able to move the region around and the automation curve moves with it, but whenever I try copy/pasting a region to another point in the track, it doesn't copy the automation curve with it. I tried looking this up in the Help guide and all it told me was that I needed to copy and paste a region as opposed to just looping it, which is what I'm doing. Am I just missing something? Any assistance would be vastly appreciated!

I can't figure out how to duplicate the locked effects automation for a region
instead of copy/paste, option-drag the region.

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I'm sure I'm missing something here but I can't work out how to use effects automation.
The help topic says open the automation tab click "add automation". I do that and get another dialog box where I select the effect (echo/reverb for instance) and OK that.
Then what?
I'd expected to be able to select an effects automation curve in the same way I can select volume or pan but the only curves available are still the volume and pan curves.
I can't see an automation curve for that effect or anyway of selecting what echo/reverb I want.
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Dick

No, I'm still not getting any other automation curves other than the volume and pan. When I go to "add automation" I see the effects I've assigned to the track and can select and OK them but I can't see any automation curve afterwards.
Dick,
I'm not sure what you're looking for.
You refer to the "automation curve". All you should see is a straight horizontal line. (the terminology can be a little confusing)
You have to add control points of automation on the line which you then move to create your own curves to change the parameter’s value over time.
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Click the "automation curve" at the place where you want to add a control point.
If you need more details, do a search in GarageBand Help for "Automation".
WH

Am I crazy? The manual shows effect automation that I can't access.

Humor me. Take a look at the pdf manual on page 363. It shows effect parameters that can be automated, but I can't bring up any on neither track, bus, nor submix. I can add effects, but none have shown the boxes in the automation column that the pdf promises.
Please tell me that I'm an idiot and I'm missing something obvious. This seems a simple enough task for any basic multi-tracker, especially if it's in the manual. I want to automate the parameters of an eq. I can think of many work arounds, but they are time wasters compared to the direct route.
Thanks in advance. Also, I searched and found that a previous fellow had expressed dismay at not being able to bypass an effect. That feature should be there, too, but I really just want what's on pg 363.

Yeah, I was looking for a freeze and a bypass automation. I hope that they show up in a later version - they seem like no brainers to me.
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i am still struggling here with this locking issue!! the regions are locking fine, but the automation is NOT locking on any of my projects...
After SMPTE locking automation, by accessing the automation event list, selecting all, and then locking everything, I can still click and MOVE automation, which results in the flattening out of the yellow automation curve across whatever track's automation I clicked on and moved, and thus the disappearance of the automation I've done.
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I am working with logic pro 8. ischwartz gave me the most concise instructions on how to SMPTE lock automation, he even let me send him a file, and he was successful in solving the issue on his machine, but still I could not get down to the bottom of it myself.
eriksimon's post doesnt help because I already know how to lock SMPTE position, open a new window containing only automation, etc, etc. i am TOO familiar with all that.
I need to be able to line up my vocals EXACTLY based on the proper tempo. I left this alone for a while because I thought I could pull off guesstimating where my voice can be copied and pasted for the choruses and be satisfied with that, but I'm realizing now that my project is almost complete, that I am not satisfied with guesses.
I cant make 1000 copies of my album, thinking that certain parts are slightly off, however slightly they may be. and the only way to get it to sound 100% natural so audio vocal regions can be copied and pasted with exaction, is to have the tempo SET prior to starting projects OR change the tempo from the default 120 to the proper tempo for each song NOW, which will only be possible through effectively locking all automation and of course, keeping all automation in tact.
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Something is just holding me back from being able to lock automation, so I can change the tempo and solve my ultimate problem. And i feel like it might be something very simple...
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and take them in and out at different parts of the song.
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Cool reverb effect?

Hello, I've already asked a simlar question concerning automatted effect control in GB so sorry if im repeating myself.
Ive got a song with a really sustained vocal at the end. I want to increase the reverb on it as the note is held. It sounds really good when i just increase the reverb channel manually, so I was hoping there is some kind of plug in out there that does this sort of thing?
Maybe setting the rate the reverb increases or something?
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Again, no effect automation in GB.
What you can do is duplicate the track, put a heavy reverb on the second one and do a cross fade where you want the effect to come in.

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<no effect automation> ?
Another example of Apple reserving The Good Stuff for their hi-end/hi-margin Pro Apps. I suppose one workaround to, say, creating a "hangover" reverb at/after the end of a track, would be to duplicate the instrument in another track, add the effect to the duplicate, then just turn up the volume at the moment(s) you want to hear the effect.
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John,
Glad that you found it. I use it constantly, as I often animate my Titles with Keyframed Effects, and will just Copy/Paste Attributes to all. Same for Effects that are common to multiple Video (or Audio) Clips.
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Hi,
I posted this to iCompositions but don't know who would be exposed to it as far as Apple goes. Just thought I would list a sort of wish list for GB that would make a huge difference for me.
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7. Audio Interface volume booster. I don't get the same input from my M-Audio Ozone as I do via input of my guitar through a direct box. Not even close. Maybe it's my interface?
8. More than one effect(s) on the same track.
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First of all, if you want Apple to listen to your suggestions, you better use the feedback forms, since this is a user forum and is very rarely visited by Apple employees.
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8. More than one effect(s) on the same track.
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Consolidate Library, Not enough Space, itl files, genuius, external drive,

In the interest of putting something back, thought I would post this
Objective
To have a single iTunes Library, on a Server PC, (Windows Home Server) so that if a change is made while on PC (a) or PC (b) we see the change.
Setup
PC (a) living room
PC (b) kitchen
Windows home server, on 24 x 7
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Standard approach
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//Server/Music/iTunes/Alison/Library
I used m:/iTunes/Alison/Library
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The reason people say use consolidate is that it makes the move easy and changes all the internal files, but as I couldn't consolidate to the location I required due to the error, I now have to move all the rest of the data manually.
3) Copy the Library file on the local PC drive to the WHS Library Directory;
Copy m:/iTunes/Alison/Library => //Server/Music/iTunes/Alison/Library
4) I then edited the internal itunes files, so that it pointed to the WHS server location. I edited the itunes internal file;
Settings\Alison\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml
I did this in notepad, with a find and replace command,
Find 'm:/'
Replace '/Server/Music/
The above bit does require some thought and if you have made it this far, have a look at the xml file structure, and you will be able to figure out how to alter the path.
This has the effect of pointing the iTunes file at where the music is now stored, you can confirm this by starting iTunes and getting it to show the track it is playing in Explorer. If it is pointing at your new location you are good to go.
Remember I only had to do this, as I was unable to consolidate to the location I really wanted to go to, due to the space error.
Also note that I had 2gb memory on the machine I did the find and replace on, as Notepad is not memory friendly.
5) Apple has some other internal files that need to be corrected as well;
iTunes Library.itl
iTunes Library Genius.itdb (if running genius)
iTunes Library Extras.itdb (believe is genius related)
sentinel (no idea, but saw this file !)
To get these all corrected to the new WHS (or external drive) I created a iTunes Library.itl file with zero bytes in the directory Settings\Alison\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\, did this in notepad. I then started iTunes, and it created all of the above files with the new file locations. You can't edit the above files, apple encrypts them
6) you now move all of the corrected internal files to the WHS home server location;
//Server/Music/iTunes/Alison
iTunes Library.itl
iTunes Music Library.xml
iTunes Library Genius.itdb
iTunes Library Extras.itdb
sentinel
7) Now you repoint the itunes to the new location for the internal files, specifically the correct itunes library, there are a number of references on the net to do this that you press the shift key(PC) or the option key (Mac)
I am running a PC, and pressing the shift key while clicking on the itunes icon on the desktop does not work. You have to hold the shift key while starting itunes from the Start Menu, Programs, Itunes. This will then give you an option of which library to look at, and look at the library on the WHS drive (or external drive)
Thats it
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DGW

Hiya, that's sweet to post what you went through!
I have a question, though - are you able to have both PCs running itunes at the same time?
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