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diff --git a/manual/xml/automation.xml b/manual/xml/automation.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..81f5370b25 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/automation.xml @@ -0,0 +1,214 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> + +<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ + +]> + +<section id="sn-automation"> + <title>Automation</title> + <para> + This chapter will explain how to use Ardour's automation facilities to make + editing and mixing your sessions more productive. + </para> + + <section id="what-is-automation"> + <title> What is automation? </title> + <para> + Automation refers to Ardour's ability to remember changes you made to + various parameters in the session, and at what point along the timeline + playback had reached when you made them. Later, Ardour can make these + changes happen automatically at the same point on the timeline, thus + leaving your hands free to do something else. A typical practice when using + automation is to work on one or two tracks while leaving others alone, + recording the edits/changes. Once satisfied with the track(s), you can move + on to adjust other tracks. As the overall mix changes, you can return to + earlier tracks and adjust their existing automation. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="what-can-be-automated"> + <title> What can be automated? </title> + <para> + You can automate all changes to track/bus gain control, panning (currently + only for stereo output) and all plugin parameters. Future versions of + Ardour will allow automation of mute/solo controls, non-stereo panning, and + send gain levels. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="automation-modes"> + <title> Automation Modes </title> + <para> + Each parameter that can be automated has a button available to control its + state of automation. Each button can be used to put the parameter into one + of 4 possible automation states: + </para> + + <variablelist> + <title></title> + <varlistentry> + <term>Off</term> + <listitem> + <para> + No changes to the parameter are recorded, and any existing automation + for the parameter is ignored. This is the default. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Play</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Existing automation data controls the value of the parameter, and + graphical/hardware editing of the value is disabled. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Write</term> + <listitem> + <para> + All changes to the parameter are recorded as new automation data, + overwriting any existing data for that point in time. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Touch</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Existing automation data controls the value of the parameter, but new + changes to the parameter are recorded, overwriting any existing data for + that point in time. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </section> + + <section id="basic-automation-recording"> + <title> Basic Automation Recording </title> + <section id="automation-recording-gain-and-pan"> + <title> Gain and Pan </title> + <para> + Each track/bus has two automation control buttons for gain and pan in its + mixer strip. For each track/bus that you wish to automate, click on the + relevant automation button. From the popup menu that appears (showing all + automation states) choose <guibutton>Record</guibutton> . As long as the + automation state remains in "Record", then any changes you make to gain or + pan for that track/bus will be recorded. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="automation-recording-plugin-parameters"> + <title> Plugin Parameters </title> + <para> + Many plugins have many parameters that you might wish to play while + recording gain automation, so Ardour offers independent control of + recording changes to these parameters. You can access the controls in + either of two ways: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + open the plugin's editor window, and click on the appropriate automation + control button. From the menu that pops up, choose + <guibutton>Record</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + make the automation track for this parameter visible (see + plugin_automation_tracks on how to do this), and click on the automation + control button in the track controls. From the menu that pops up, choose + <guibutton>Record</guibutton> . + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + To record edits to the parameter, click on the appropriate + <guibutton>arec</guibutton> button. As long as the button stays pressed, + all edits to that parameter will be recorded. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="basic-automation-playback"> + <title> Basic Automation Playback </title> + <section id="automation-playback-gain-and-pan"> + <title> Gain and Pan </title> + <para> + Each track/bus has two automation control buttons for gain and pan in its + mixer strip. For each track/bus where you want existing automation data to + control gain and/or panning, click on the relevant automation button. From + the popup menu that appears (showing all automation states) choose + <guimenuitem>Play</guimenuitem>. As long as the automation state remains in + <guimenuitem>Play</guimenuitem>, you can no longer control the gain and/or panning from the + graphical user interface or an external hardware control surface. + </para> + </section> + + <section id="automation-playback-plugin-parameters"> + <title> Plugin Parameters </title> + <para> + For each plugin parameter you want controlled by automation data, you need + to activate automation playback which can be done in one of two ways: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + open the plugin's editor window, and click on the appropriate automation + control button, and choose <guimenuitem>Play</guimenuitem> from the menu + that pops up. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + make the automation track for this parameter visible (see + plugin_automation_tracks on how to do this), and click on the automation + control button in the track controls. Choose <guimenuitem>Play</guimenuitem> + from the menu that pops up. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + You also need to enable automation playback for the plugin itself. This + needs to be done in the plugin's editor window by clicking on the + automation button in the upper right corner. Without this step, the + individual parameter buttons will not enable automation playback. + </para> + + <para> + The plugin automation button also allows you to globally disable + automation control of all parameters by unsetting it (clicking it so that + it is no longer "pressed"). This leaves the individual automation control + buttons in whatever state they were already in, but it stops the use of + automation data for all parameters. This can be useful if you have a + hardware control surface, and have automation-playback-enabled several + parameters. You can override the automation playback settings and manually + control parameter values from the control surface without having to click + on each parameter's automation control button individually. + </para> + </section> + </section> + + <section id="editing-automation-data"> + <title> Editing Automation Data </title> + <para> + The editor window can display all automation data for a track. Each type of + automation data is shown in its own "track" to make it easy to see the + data, and to edit it. + </para> + </section> +<!-- + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> + --> +</section> |