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7. Automation
Introduction to 88D Automation
This introduction provides an overview of 88D automation for users who may have
had limited experience with automation systems in general.
Detailed information on the Encore Plus Automation System is provided in the
separate Encore Plus Manual.
The automation system on the 88D uses Mix/Passes to store timecoded control
changes as they are made on the console surface. A control change is recorded as
an Automation Event and is initially stored in a Record Pass. A control change is
recorded when a suitable Automation Record Mode is selected for a control, the
system is in play and the control is adjusted. When the system is taken out of play,
the Record Pass is complete and can be saved (kept) as a Mix/Pass in the current
Mix/Pass Tree.
Mix/Passes are organised in a Mix/Pass Tree. The Mix/Pass Tree shows the order in
which Mix/Passes were created and the lines of revision used to create each
Mix/Pass. The Mix/Pass Tree is displayed graphically so that Mix/Pass dependencies
are shown clearly.
A new Mix/Pass starts to record when timecode is running (i.e. the system is in play)
and a recordable control change is made. The new Mix/Pass is called the Record
Pass. The Mix/Pass that is playing back is called the Play Pass.
The Record Pass is a revision of the Play Pass. If the Record Pass is kept to the
Mix/Pass Tree then it will become the Play Pass. The dependence between these
two Mix/Passes can be seen by displaying the Mix/Pass Tree.
Offline Automation
Mix/Passes are also created when using Encore Plus's offline automation functions
(Copy Path Data, Mix Conforming, Fader Moves List, etc.). When an offline
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