Akai DPS 24 Reference Manual page 138

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AUTOMATION
The chances are that in practice, you will use the dynamic automation for level control and
the rest of the automation will be switching 'static' controls such as pan, FX send, EQ, etc.
via scene or snapshot recalls.
If this is the case, in the AUTOMATION page, set RECORD EVENTS to FADER and in the
SCENE STORE/RECALL prompt, select NO FADER.
In this way, you can use the DPS24's dynamic automation to regulate channel/track level
but use SCENE RECALL to switch between certain 'static' control settings of pan, FX/Aux
sends, EQ, etc.. In other words, fader automation will be unaffected as you make 'static'
scene recalls of other parameters such as pan, FX/Aux sends, EQ, etc..
If your automation requirements are different and/or are more demanding (for example,
you want to gradually pan one or more channels back and forth between left/right and/or
you want to gradually add effects to one or more channels) , you will have to make your
own choices as to how to proceed.
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