Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 51)

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 Lock Button
This synchronizes the movements of lane automation with onscreen displays
of channel volume and pan, as well as submix, send, output bus, and master track
volumes. As these parameters are being controlled by lane automation in lock
mode, the onscreen controls for these parameters will be disabled when in lock
mode – you’ll see them shrink slightly and “go dark.” Automation parameter lock
is especially useful when using hardware control surfaces with motorized faders,
as it keeps onscreen and hardware controls locked together at all times.
If an automation lane’s Lock button is not engaged, mixer controls will not move,
and their control positions act as “master” controls in addition to automation data.
In other words, if lane automation contains a volume curve, moving a channel fader
will cause the entire volume curve to become louder or quieter, but the automated
volume will still occur.
 Automation Parameter
This drop-down menu is where you’ll choose which parameter the automation lane
will control. These can be Mixcraft mixer parameters such as channel’s volume, pan,
or send levels, or the may be individual parameters of a plugin or virtual instrument;
clicking the name of a plugin or virtual instrument will display a drop-down
submenu with all automatable parameters.