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Automation
Touch
Typically, you would use Touch mode in situations where
you want to make a change lasting only a few seconds to
an already set up parameter.
As the name implies, Touch will write automation data only
for as long as you actually touch a parameter control –
punch-out occurs as soon as you release the control.
After punch-out, the control will return to the previously
set value. The Return Time setting (see “Return Time” on
page 195) determines how long it takes for the parameter
to reach the previously set value.
Automation mode: Touch
Auto-Latch
In Auto-Latch mode, there is no specific punch-out condi-
tion other than those valid in all modes, see above.
Auto-Latch is probably the automation mode you will use
the most, in all situations where you want to keep a value
over a longer period of time – for example when making
EQ settings for a particular scene.
Once your pass has started, the writing of automation data
continues for as long as playback lasts or Write is enabled.
The last value setting will be kept until you stop writing.
Automation mode: Auto-Latch
Ö The automation mode for On/Off switches is always
Auto-Latch (even if another mode is selected globally or
for the track).
Cross-Over
Think of the Cross-Over mode as a kind of “manual return
time” option (see “Return Time” on page 195). The Cross-
Over mode can be used in situations where you are not
happy with an already existing automation curve or with the
automatically applied return settings. Cross-Over mode al-
lows you to perform a “manual return” to ensure smooth
transitions between new and existing automation settings.
For Cross-Over, the punch-out condition is crossing over
an already existing automation curve after touching the
parameter for a second time.
Look at the figure below: Like in Auto-Latch mode, once
the automation pass begins with the first touching of the
parameter control, automation data is written for as long
as playback lasts.
When you have found the correct value setting, you can
release the fader – the automation pass continues, with
the value setting remaining the same.