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Automation of Knobs and Sliders
While a Pattern is playing you can, of course, tweak any of the synth controls to modify the
sound. Circuit Mono Station features Realtime Automation Recording, which means you can
add the effect of these tweaks to the recorded pattern by entering Record Mode (by pressing
Record
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) while moving the knobs or sliders.
All the rotary and slider synth controls are automated in this way*, and a total of 53 automation
‘lanes’ are provided, each recording data for one synth parameter. Assignable controls such as
Coarse and Fine Pitch are independently automated for Osc 1 and Osc 2. Pulse Width (Shift
+ Fine) is also automated for both Oscillators. The Modulation Matrix has 32 automation lanes
allocated to it, as any movement of the Depth control is recorded along with its current source
(one of four) and destination (one of eight) assignments.
However, note that none of the switches are automated: neither are the Tempo/Swing or
Volume controls.
When you have entered Record Mode, the LEDs associated with the automated controls initially
retain the colour and brightness they had previously, but as soon as you make an adjustment,
the LED turns red to conrm that you are now recording the knob movement.
In order for the knob movements to be replayed, you must drop out of Record Mode before the
sequence loops right round, otherwise Circuit Mono Station will overwrite the automation data
with that corresponding to the new knob position. Provided you do this, you’ll hear the effect of
the control adjustment being replayed when the sequence next loops round, at the point in the
pattern where you turned the control.
You can also record synth control changes when the sequence isn’t playing; in Note View, press
Record, select the step at which the change should occur by pressing and holding the pad
corresponding to the step; this will play the note(s) at that step. Then adjust the synth control(s)
as required; the new value will be written to the automation data, and press Record again.
When the sequence is running, you will hear the effect of the knob/slider movements at that
step.
You can delete any Macro automation data you don’t want to keep by holding down Clear and
moving the knob in question by at least 20% of its rotation – the LED below the knob will turn
red to conrm. But note this will clear the automation data for that Macro for the whole Pattern,
not just at the sequencer’s current step.
* Automation of rotary and slider controls is available in rmware versions v1.1 or later.