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Fixed automation language for modes and states to match UI

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David Bolton 2019-06-12 20:38:47 -05:00 committed by Len Ovens
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<p>
Ardour offers two modes for connecting automation points: <kbd
class=menu>Discrete</kbd> and <kbd class=menu>Linear</kbd>. To change the mode
right click on the automation lane header and choose your mode from the mode
menu.
</p>
<p>
<kbd class=menu>Discrete</kbd> 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).
</p>
<p>
If you record automation via MIDI (for example a pitch bend from a keyboard),
Ardour always uses discreet mode.
</p>
<p>
<kbd class=menu>Linear</kbd> 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.
</p>

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trim, etc. <dfn>Automation curves</dfn> consist of lines connected by
<dfn>control points</dfn>, that live within the confines of a lane; these
tell Ardour how to change a given parameter over time. <dfn>Automation
modes</dfn> govern how a given automation lane will behave during playback.
modes</dfn> specify whether the control points are connected by lines or
stair steps. <dfn>Automation states</dfn> govern how a given automation lane
will behave during playback.
</p>

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<p>
In order to understand how automation in Ardour works, it is necessary to
understand the four modes of automation. They are: <kbd
understand the four states of automation. They are: <kbd
class=menu>Manual</kbd>, <kbd class=menu>Play</kbd>, <kbd
class=menu>Write</kbd>, and <kbd class=menu>Touch</kbd>.
</p>
<figure class=right>
<img src="/images/automation-modes1.png">
<figcaption class=center>The automation mode menu.</figcaption>
<figcaption class=center>The automation state menu.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
<kbd class=menu>Manual</kbd> mode is basically analogous to a processor's
bypass switch. Whenever an automation lane is in this mode, it is inactive
<kbd class=menu>Manual</kbd> 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.
</p>
<p class=note>
In Ardour, every track and processor parameter is initially set to <kbd
class=menu>Manual</kbd> mode.
class=menu>Manual</kbd> state.
</p>
<p>
<kbd class=menu>Play</kbd> mode tells Ardour to use the automation curve in
<kbd class=menu>Play</kbd> state tells Ardour to use the automation curve in
the automation lane to control the level of the parameter controlled by the
lane <em>during playback</em>. The control that normally sets the parameter
will be <em>unresponsive to manual input</em> and will move automatically in
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</p>
<p>
<kbd class=menu>Write</kbd> mode allows continuous, dynamic setting of a
<kbd class=menu>Write</kbd> 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
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</p>
<p>
<kbd class=menu>Touch</kbd> mode is similar to <kbd class=menu>Write</kbd>
<kbd class=menu>Touch</kbd> state is similar to <kbd class=menu>Write</kbd>
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.
</p>

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part: subchapter
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---
title: Automation States
include: automation-states.html
link: automation-states
part: subchapter
---
---
title: Automation Modes
include: automation-modes.html