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Automation
Touch
Typically, you 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
“Automation Prefer-
ences” on page 241) determines how long it takes for the
parameter to reach the previously set value.
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 useful in 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. When you release the control, the last value is
kept until you punch out.
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
The Cross-Over mode is a kind of “manual return time” op-
tion (see “Automation Preferences” on page 241). The
Cross-Over mode can be used in situations where you are
not satisfied with an automation curve or with the automati-
cally applied return settings. Cross-Over mode allows 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.
Like in Auto-Latch mode, once the automation pass be-
gins with the first touching of the parameter control, auto-
mation 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.
Now, re-touch the fader and move it towards the original
value. As soon as you cross the original curve, punch out
occurs automatically.
Trim
Trim allows you to update data from a previous pass by
adding or removing automation data.
Ö Trim works for channel volume and aux send level ad-
justments.