MACKIE Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 - Manual (Page 67)

D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 61
Automation Sub-menu
Bypass
• With this command selected (Bypass button lit in
the Automation section), automation data is
neither recorded or played back
• With this command deselected (no light), all
write-selected parameter adjustments are written
into automation data and referenced to time code.
Trim Levels
• This mode sets all faders to unity position and
assigns all parameter controls (except mutes) to
globally add or subtract from existing settings and
recorded moves.
• Actual fader settings appear in the meter bar on
the right side of the faders (if “Show Meters in
Trim Mode” is not checked).
• This is perfect for raising or lowering a complete
set of moves.
• For example, if the vocal track automation is
perfectly crafted and structured, yet the entire
track needs to come up a couple dB in the mix,
fear not. Select Trim Levels, start time code, enter
WRITE mode, and, with one move, increase vocal
track fader 2 dB, throughout the duration of the pass.
Note: Trim Levels automation writes linked
parameters independently on linked channels.
Auto Touch
• Mirrors AUTO TOUCH on the control surface.
• Readies all selected automation parameters to enter
write mode the instant the parameter is adjusted.
• As soon as a selected channel parameter is altered,
the channel strip enters write mode for the
adjusted parameter. However, adjustments of
parameters that haven’t be selected for automation
in the onboard AUTOMATION or Automation Menu
do not cause the channel to enter write mode.
Faders
• This readies the automation computer to record
all fader movements for any write-selected channel.
Mutes
• This action readies the automation computer to record
all mute activity for any write-enabled channel.
Pan
• This readies the automation computer to record
all Pan movements for the write-selected channels.
• All surround pans are recorded as well as L/R
positioning. However, surround output, depth of
center, and LFE assignments are not written with
this selection (use “All” to write automation for
these parameters).
All
• Sets the automation computer to record all
parameter changes for the write selected
channels, other than the individually selectable
FADERS, MUTES, and PAN.
Write Flyback
• This controls what happens to the parameter
levels upon punch-out of automation record.
• With Write Flyback selected, each parameter
recorded into automation returns to its previously
adjusted status at the end of a record pass. A
track that was off for an entire arrangement snaps
back to off, after the level is increased, when
punched out of record.
• When Write Flyback mode is not selected,
parameter adjustments in automation remain at
their last user-adjusted setting, even after the end
of the automation pass.
Write Ready Mode
• This option does not function when Auto Touch is
selected.
• When Write Ready is selected, channels are
manually engaged to write automation data.
• Write Ready mode assigns the transport RECORD
button to punch the Write Ready channels into
and out of automation record.
• When the channel WRITE button is pressed, the
yellow light blinks, signifying that the channel is
ready to record automation. No automation will be
recorded until the RECORD Master is enabled in
the transport section.
Transport Sub-menu