-+ Ardour offers two modes for connecting automation points: Discrete and Linear. To change the mode + right click on the automation lane header and choose your mode from the mode + menu. +
+ ++ Discrete mode has stair steps between each point on the + automation track. This is useful for on-off automation like mute or sustain + pedal (on a piano MIDI track). +
+ ++ If you record automation via MIDI (for example a pitch bend from a keyboard), + Ardour always uses discreet mode. +
+ ++ Linear mode has straight lines betwen each point on the + automation track. This is useful when you want gradual shifts in your + automation lanes, such as gradual increase in volume on the fader. +
diff --git a/include/automation-nomenclature.html b/include/automation-nomenclature.html index 6fa06cc..dc634ee 100644 --- a/include/automation-nomenclature.html +++ b/include/automation-nomenclature.html @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ trim, etc. Automation curves consist of lines connected by control points, that live within the confines of a lane; these tell Ardour how to change a given parameter over time. Automation - modes govern how a given automation lane will behave during playback. + modes specify whether the control points are connected by lines or + stair steps. Automation states govern how a given automation lane + will behave during playback. - diff --git a/include/automation-modes.html b/include/automation-states.html similarity index 70% rename from include/automation-modes.html rename to include/automation-states.html index 76f6e94..69c17a5 100644 --- a/include/automation-modes.html +++ b/include/automation-states.html @@ -1,30 +1,30 @@In order to understand how automation in Ardour works, it is necessary to - understand the four modes of automation. They are: Manual, Play, Write, and Touch.
-- Manual mode is basically analogous to a processor's - bypass switch. Whenever an automation lane is in this mode, it is inactive + Manual state is basically analogous to a processor's + bypass switch. Whenever an automation lane is in this state, it is inactive and any level that is manually set for controlling the lane's parameter will persist during playback like normal.
In Ardour, every track and processor parameter is initially set to Manual mode. + class=menu>Manual state.
- Play mode tells Ardour to use the automation curve in + Play state tells Ardour to use the automation curve in the automation lane to control the level of the parameter controlled by the lane during playback. The control that normally sets the parameter will be unresponsive to manual input and will move automatically in @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
- Write mode allows continuous, dynamic setting of a + Write state allows continuous, dynamic setting of a control during playback; all such settings are written to the lane the control is in. This defines the lane's automation curve in the interval being played, and overwrites any existing automation curve in the lane being @@ -40,10 +40,9 @@
- Touch mode is similar to Write + Touch state is similar to Write mode, except it only overwrites sections of a lane's automation curve when the control is changed in some way. This allows for changing only the parts of an automation curve that are desired to be changed, while leaving the rest unchanged.
- diff --git a/master-doc.txt b/master-doc.txt index 72fd350..9c864d0 100644 --- a/master-doc.txt +++ b/master-doc.txt @@ -1769,6 +1769,13 @@ link: automation-nomenclature part: subchapter --- +--- +title: Automation States +include: automation-states.html +link: automation-states +part: subchapter +--- + --- title: Automation Modes include: automation-modes.html