Controllers, Rpns, Nrpns, And Automation Data - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

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Controllers, RPNs, NRPNs, and
Automation Data
Pro Audio projects contain a lot more information than the notes and
digital audio Þles that are at the heart of your work. Controllers, RPNs,
and NRPNs (xRPNs, for short) are special types of events used by MIDI
software and hardware to control the details of how MIDI music is
played. Automation data are used to adjust volume, pan, and other
parameters of MIDI and audio tracks on the ßy while playback is in
progress.
Pro Audio lets you enter or edit controller, xRPN, and automation data in
several ways:
¥ Using the Controllers pane in the Piano Roll view
¥ Using the Insert-Series of Controllers command
¥ Using the automation features of the Console view and StudioWare
panels
¥ Event by event in the Event List view
Editing these data in the Controllers pane gives you the most ßexibility.
You can examine the controllers in graphical form and edit them even
while recording or playback is in progress. This means you can loop over
a portion of your project and hear any change you make on the next loop.
For more information on automation, see Chapter 9, Mixing and Effects
Patching, and Chapter 11, Working with StudioWare. For more
information about the Event List view, see the next section of this
chapter, ÒThe Event List ViewÓ on page 6-42.
Controllers
Controllers are the pedals, knobs, and wheels on your electronic
instrument that you use to change the sound while you're playing. For
example, a sustain pedal and a modulation wheel are two controllers
commonly found on keyboards.
Controllers let you control the detail and character of your music. Say
youÕre playing a guitar sound on your synthesizer, but it sounds lifeless
From 2 to 2 Changes all events on
MIDI channel 1 to
MIDI channel 2
From 4 to 4 Reassigns all events
to MIDI channel 4