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RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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About performance controller automation on multiple lanes
If you have several active (un-muted) note clips with performance controller automation on different lanes of the
same track, and these note clips overlap position-wise, the following rule applies:
• Performance controllers in clips on the topmost lane override performance controllers of the same type in
other overlapping clips on lanes below:
The clip on Lane 2 has Mod Wheel automation, and the clip on Lane 1 also has Mod Wheel automation - plus
Pitch Bend and Sustain Pedal automation and note events. The Mod Wheel automation affecting the notes will fol-
low the automation curve of the clip on Lane 2 for its duration. As soon as the clip on Lane 2 ends, the notes will
be affected by the Mod Wheel automation in the clip on Lane 1.
Recording parameter automation
Parameter automation is the standard way to automate device and channel strip parameters. Each automated de-
vice/channel strip parameter will generate a separate automation lane on the track. It’s also possible to record auto-
mation of the Tempo on the Transport Panel. This is described in detail in “Tempo automation recording”.
Before you start recording parameter automation
Before you start recording automation of a device/channel strip parameter, you may want to set it to a suitable start
value, what we call its “static value”. By static value we mean the value the parameter should have whenever it is not
automated in the song. Here is why:
Let’s say you want to create a fade-out by recording a fader movement in a mixer channel strip. It’s a good idea to
first set the fader to the correct static value (i.e. the value the fader should have before you start the fade-out). The
same thing is true if you want to create a filter sweep somewhere in the song: first set the filter frequency to the value
it should have elsewhere in the song, then record the filter sweep. This makes it possible to set up a static mix first,
and then add some automated parameter changes anywhere in the song while maintaining the static values else-
where in the song.
You can think of the static value as a “default” or “fall-back” position for the duration of the song.
q You can change the static value at any time, by opening the automation clip in Edit Mode. See “Editing param-
eter automation in Edit Mode”.