Instruction manual

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System Operation Manual Dynamic Automation
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Switch Pickup
Switch Pickup allows a switch to punch in automatically when first pressed down. The
switch’s Select/Punch key must be pressed to punch out. Activate the Switch Pickup
key in Automation Panel Page 1.
NOTE: If Switch Pickup and Switch on Release are both active, the switch will
punch in when pressed down but will not toggle its value until released.
13.6 Playing Back Automation
How a control behaves during automation playback depends on the type of control (knob,
fader, switch) and on the automation mode. See Table 13-1 in Section 13.3 - Automation
Modes for descriptions of the automation modes. This section describes only those con-
trol/mode combinations that do not respond, or begin recording automatically, when
manually adjusted.
13.6.1 Write Absolute
Knob
Playing back knob automation in the Write Absolute mode has the following response
(see Figure 13-7):
Rewind to just prior to the recorded automation, and play back the move.
• The knob can be operated manually when there is no underlying automation.
• During automation, the knob LED ring lights to indicate the current parameter
value but does not respond to manual adjustment.
Figure 13-7 Playing a knob automation move in Write Absolute mode
Control Level
Red
Green
Time
Write
Ready
Write
Ready
Write
Ready
Can be manually
operated
Cannot be manually
operated
Can be manually
operated
Move plays back