BW6 - Automation/Parameter Chooser

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Hey all-

Something I can't quite figure out in BW6 is the automatic automation/parameter chooser.

Use case:

I want to lock/pin an automation lane (say, cc01) in the editor view, but every time I touch another parameter on that track, it "follows" it in the editor. This can be useful sometimes, but for the most part it means I have to constantly click back to the lane I want active.

Also, ideally, you could view multiple lanes at once in the piano roll editor. For lots of applications I don't find it useful to have to switch to automation view in the editor to see multiple lanes (as you can no longer edit the actual notes). To take this a step further, being able to save per track/clip screensets of active lanes in the editor would be so ace.

Random editor feature requests:

-Velocity tool for editing velocity values directly on the note
-velocity increments accessible via shortcuts for selected notes
-big time bitwig dream: customizable/contextual mouse modifers (like Reaper)

Thanks all! :)

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Crumbfort wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 2:39 pm
-Velocity tool for editing velocity values directly on the note
On Mac, Cmd-Shift drag up and down on notes changes velocity.

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so theres two automation modes in bw

theres toggle automation mode shortcut which is what it sounds like your using

but theres also the shortcut for toggle automation lanes for selected tracks. this is what i believe your looking for.
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pdxindy wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 3:55 pm
Crumbfort wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 2:39 pm
-Velocity tool for editing velocity values directly on the note
On Mac, Cmd-Shift drag up and down on notes changes velocity.
Ah, control shift on windows, got it! Thanks! :)

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qtheerearranger wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 4:10 pm so theres two automation modes in bw

theres toggle automation mode shortcut which is what it sounds like your using

but theres also the shortcut for toggle automation lanes for selected tracks. this is what i believe your looking for.
Hrmm, perhaps I'm missing the core concept in Bitwig at the moment (coming from Reaper land).

I don't have an issue with automation lanes in the arrange view, just in the editor view. I went ahead and tried all the different "toggle automation" shortcuts and it still switches the active lane in the piano roll to the last touched parameter. Hrmm... :help:

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Crumbfort wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 5:55 pm
I don't have an issue with automation lanes in the arrange view, just in the editor view. I went ahead and tried all the different "toggle automation" shortcuts and it still switches the active lane in the piano roll to the last touched parameter. Hrmm... :help:
There's not a way to lock an automation lane in the editor. Perhaps send a feature request to Bitwig support.

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pdxindy wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 6:43 pm
Crumbfort wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 5:55 pm
I don't have an issue with automation lanes in the arrange view, just in the editor view. I went ahead and tried all the different "toggle automation" shortcuts and it still switches the active lane in the piano roll to the last touched parameter. Hrmm... :help:
There's not a way to lock an automation lane in the editor. Perhaps send a feature request to Bitwig support.
Will do, thank you! :tu:

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