User Manual

MIX AUTOMATION
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Before you begin to automate the mix, you might
want to insert initial values for all mix parameters
you’ll be automating so that you have a convenient
reference point to start from. This step is not
necessary, but it you might find it helpful to have
initial values before you begin automating,
especially for MIDI tracks. You can always go back
and change the initial values at any time, either by
tweaking them individually in the edit window of
your choice or by retaking the snapshot at the
beginning of the sequence.
AUTOMATION PREFERENCES
The Automation Setup window offers several
preferences.
Figure 71-23: Automation preferences
Overwrite mode changes to touch after pass
This automation preference, when checked, causes
tracks in Overwrite mode to automatically change
over to Touch mode after you record a pass in
Overwrite mode. This option helps you to avoid
unnecessary or unwanted consecutive overwriting.
For details, see “Switching to Touch mode after
overwriting” on page 834.
Solo & Play Phrase override mute automation
When this option is checked, soloing a track causes
mute automation in the track to be ignored,
allowing you to always hear the audio in the track.
Similarly, if you press Option/Alt-spacebar to
audition some audio, it will play, even if it is
currently being muted by mute automation data. If
instead, you would like soloing and auditioning to
reflect the track’s current mute automation,
uncheck this option.
Auto return ramp length
At the end of an automation record pass, when you
punch out by either releasing the fader or stopping
recording altogether, Digital Performer
automatically inserts a return ramp at the punch-
out point. This ramp produces a smooth transition
from the level you were at when you punched out
and the existing data in the track at the punch out
point. The Auto return ramp length preference
determines the length of this ramp. For further
details and an example, see “Return ramps” on
page 836 and Figure 71-12 on page 835.
Auto punch out delay
This automation preference is useful when you are
controlling Digital Performer automation
parameters from an external control surface, such
as a control surface or a MIDI fader box of some
kind. The Auto punch out delay is the amount of
time (in milliseconds) after the last event is
received from the external knob or fader and the
instant when Digital Performer drops out of record
(stops recording moves from the external device).
Control surfaces send data with different degrees of
sensitivity. With some, you may find that punch
out occurs too frequently; with others, you might
find that punch-out takes too long. To avoid punch
outs that stutter, raise the punch-out delay. To
reduce punch-outs that take too long, lower it (but
be careful not to lower it so much that it begins to
stutter).
Minimum time between recorded points
This automation preference determines how
frequently control points will be generated during
real-time recording. Lower settings generate more
control points that result in finer tracking of your