# Eventception, References and Automation

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/eventception-references-and-automation/10988>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [May 31, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/eventception-references-and-automation/10988 "2013-05-31T05:53:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Skaven252](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/skaven252/32/63_2.png) [@Skaven252](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Skaven252)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/eventception-references-and-automation/10988/1 "2013-05-31T05:53:03Z")

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While trying out Studio to find out what can and cannot be done, I ran into these limits:

- If an Event Sound is placed inside a Multi Sound / Scatterer playlist, the parameters in it aren’t exposed for automation (as is the case if you place an Event Sound to an event directly)
- An Event Sound can be placed inside a Multi Sound / Scatterer, but not an Event Reference

These limits make an event implementation I’m working on a bit more complicated. I can work around both limitations, but it requires creating an additional dummy parameter (with random modulation) to randomize between different Event Sound variations, while still allowing automation, for example.

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**Author:** ![joseph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/joseph/32/264_2.png) [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/eventception-references-and-automation/10988/2 "2013-05-31T07:07:46Z")

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We’re already aware of those limitations, and removing them is on our Things To Do list. As you may have gathered from our other posts, however, we’re pretty busy, and it might take us a while to get there. If these issues are causing you urgent problems, I recommend you contact [support@fmod.org](mailto:support@fmod.org) with the specific details of your situation.

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**Author:** ![Skaven252](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/skaven252/32/63_2.png) [@Skaven252](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Skaven252)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/eventception-references-and-automation/10988/3 "2013-05-31T07:28:46Z")

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> [@Joseph Harvey](#):
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> We’re already aware of those limitations, and removing them is on our Things To Do list.

All I needed to know. Thanks! 🙂