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Recording parameter automation over or into an existing clip
Recording parameter automation events over or into an existing automation clip will simply replace the previously re-
corded automation events. However, If the new recording should start before the start position of the original auto-
mation clip, and expand into the original clip, the new clip will merge with the original clip. After the new clip ends, the
parameter automation in the original clip will “take over”.
If you need to redo a section of the recorded automation in an existing clip, or simply record more automation for a
parameter, proceed as follows:
1. Set up and start recording in the same way as described in “Parameter automation recording procedure”.
As long as you don’t change the parameter value, its automation data will be played back normally, and nothing will
be changed.
2. At the desired position, adjust the parameter.
As soon as you start changing the parameter value, the Automation Override indicator will light up on the transport
panel.
The Automation Override indicator on the Transport Panel.
From this point on, the previously recorded automation values will be replaced with the new automation values. Au-
tomation recording is different from recording note events where nothing is erased when you record over previ-
ously recorded clips. A parameter automation “overdub” will replace any previous automation values at the same
position for the duration of the recording. Automation clips logically cannot be “overdubbed” as a parameter cannot
have more than one specific value at a given point in time.
3. When you’re done, click the “Stop” button on the Transport Panel to stop recording.
You have now replaced the automation values from where you started recording to where you stopped recording.
The Automation Override indicator will still be lit but it will go off if you click Stop or Play on the Transport Panel.
D You can also click the “Automation Override” indicator during recording.
This “resets” the parameter to the previously recorded value and the automation recording will stop (making the
previously recorded automation active again, from that position). You are still in record mode, so as soon as you ad-
just the parameter again, the Automation Override indicator will light up.