Reference Manual

260 Automation and Editing Envelopes
This allows you to, for example, overdub Session automation into an existing MIDI clip without
also recording notes into the clip.
Any automation in Session View becomes track-based automation when clips are recorded or
copied into Arrangement View.
19.2.1 Session Automation Recording Modes
The automation recording behavior differs depending on how you adjust parameters while
recording. When using the mouse, recording stops immediately when you let go of the mouse
button. This is referred to in some editing applications as “touch” behavior. When adjusting pa-
rameters via knobs or faders on MIDI controllers, recording will continue as long as you adjust
the controller. When you let go, recording will continue until the end of the clip’s loop and then
will “punch out” automatically. This is known as “latch” behavior in some applications.
19.3 Deleting Automation
To delete all automation data, [right-click](PC) / [CTRL-click](Mac) on an automated control to
open its context menu and select Delete Automation. The automation LED disappears, and the
control’s value stays constant across the entire Arrangement timeline and in any Session View
clips. You can also delete selected portions of automation by editing breakpoint envelopes
(page 261).
19.4 Overriding Automation
In practice, you will often want to try out new control moves without overwriting existing automa-
tion data in the Arrangement. Well, nothing is forever in the world of infinite Undo (page 138),
but it’s easy to disable a control’s automation temporarily to avoid overwriting existing data: If
you change an automated control’s value while not recording, the automation LED goes off to
indicate the control’s automation is inactive. Any automation is therefore overridden by the cur-
rent manual setting.
When one or more of the automated controls in your Live Set are not active, the Control Bar’s
Re-Enable Automation button lights up.