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33 lines
1.3 KiB
HTML
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<figure class=right>
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<img src="/images/automation-curve1.png">
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<figcaption class=center>A typical automation curve.</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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An <dfn>automation curve</dfn> is a series of lines connected by <dfn>control
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points</dfn> that typically defines a continuous line. As the curve is
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traversed from left to right, the line defines the level of the parameter
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controlled by the automation lane.
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</p>
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<p>
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There are two types of automation curves: <kbd class=menu>Linear</kbd> and
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<kbd class=menu>Discrete</kbd>. The most common type is <kbd
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class=menu>Linear</kbd>, in which the space between any two contiguous
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control points is continuously interpolated; in other words, the values
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between any two contiguous control points at any given time is given by the
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straight line connecting them. The second type of automation curve is <kbd
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class=menu>Discrete</kbd>, in which no interpolation between control points
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is done; whatever value the control point is set at is the value it will
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yield until it reaches the next control point, at which point it will give
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that value until the next control point, and so on until there are no more
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control points.
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</p>
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<p class=note>
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The curve by itself does nothing; it will <em>only</em> control playback if
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the lane it resides in is in <kbd class=menu>Play</kbd> mode.
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</p>
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