User Manual
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UTOMATION
February
16,
2010
Xynergi Media Production Centre
Page 151
Use Prime mode and the transport Recording or ADR functions to record automation on selected
signal paths. (Details in Programmed Automation below.) All enabled mix items are put into
record.
Leaving Automation Record
There are seven methods of leaving automation record:
Press any illuminated AUTO key to take its signal path out of record.
Cause the transport to leave PLAY (or REC) using any transport command.
When in Touch Snap mode, release any fader, pot or switch.
Punch out manually with the Out key, or punch out automatically at the Active Out point after
pressing PUNCH or the PLAY key (see Programmed Automation). This works for enabled signal
paths, but not for ones where the AUTO key was used to put it in record.
In Prime mode, use ADR or the PLAY key to punch out.
Press the All Read soft key in the Mix menu to instantly place all mix items in Read.
Press the Mix ON key to disable the mix automation system (desperate measure, but it works).
Transitions – Using Glide
When the automation system makes a transition from Write or Trim to Read, Glide out data will be
written to smooth the parameter transition as described below. The Glide Out transition starts at the
point where the system leaves record and finishes at the Out point plus the Glide Out time.
When a transition is made from Preview to Write, Glide In data will be written. The Glide In transition
starts before the point that the system entered record (In point minus Glide In time) and finishes at the
point where the system entered record.
Glide times are set in the
Utils
menu.
On Stop
Mix items currently in Write or Trim return to Read when the system leaves automation record. The data
that is written after the mix item returns to Read is determined by the
{On Stop}
menu item in the Mix
menu.
If
{On Stop Hold}
is selected, all the following mix events are deleted, so the last written value
remains in force for the rest of the project.
If
{On Stop Return}
is selected, the parameter ramps to the previously recorded value over the Glide
Out time.
If
{On Stop Event}
is selected, the last written value remains in force until a previously recorded event
is encountered. At this point the parameter value ramps to the new value over the Glide Out time.
Read to Write/Trim
When a parameter is punched in to Write from Preview, the mix item ramps to the newly recorded value
prior to the drop in point over the Glide In time set in the
Utils
menu.
For all other methods of entering automation record, the mix item value is always the current Read
value, so there is no transition.
Automation Playback
The DREAM II automation system ensures that your mix will always play back exactly as recorded.
There are two main forms of automation data recorded in a project. The first is the static snapshot of all
parameters which is recorded whenever a mix is saved. The second type of data are the dynamic auto-
