Switches; Playing Back Automation; Write Absolute - Euphonix System 5 Manual

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System Operation Manual
14.5.2

Switches

Switches behave exactly like knobs and faders except their value can only be Off or On.
Switches cannot record Trim data nor are they touch sensitive. Switches must be
explicitly punched in and out of record using their Select/Punch keys unless Switch
Pickup is activated (see below).
Switch on Release
Switch on Release (located in Automation Panel Page 2) causes switch activation
on the release of the switch rather than on the down-press. This allows the switch to be
pressed in preparation for the event and then released at the precise time.
Switch Pickup
Switch Pickup allows a switch to punch in automatically when first pressed down. The
switch's Select/Punch key must be pressed to punch out. Activate the Switch Pickup
key in Automation Panel Page 2.
NOTE: If Switch Pickup and Switch on Release are both active, the switch will
punch in when pressed down but will not toggle its value until released.
14.6

Playing Back Automation

How a control behaves during automation playback depends on the type of control (knob,
fader, switch) and on the automation mode. See Table 14-1 in Section 14.3 - Automation
Modes for descriptions of the automation modes. This section describes only those con-
trol/mode combinations that do not respond, or begin recording automatically, when
manually adjusted.
14.6.1

Write Absolute

Knob
Playing back knob automation in the Write Absolute mode has the following response
(see Figure 14-7):
Rewind to just prior to the recorded automation, and play back the move.
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The knob can be operated manually when there is no underlying automation.
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During automation, with Knob Pickup off, the knob LED ring lights to indi-
cate the current parameter value but does not respond to manual adjustment.
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Dynamic Automation