Updating Mix Moves
6.1 Adjusting POD Settings
Update mode provides access to some of the more powerful and
important features in the dynamic automation software. Using Update
Mode it becomes possible to adjust POD settings for a channel while
reading fader moves, add switch events without replacing existing ones
and change the overall level of a channel for a section of the recording
or the entire mix while retaining already written mix moves.
During the process of mixing it is common practice to make adjustments
to EQ, Aux. Sends, Panning, etc. while listening to other mix parameters
being read. In this way we can more accurately make the critical sonic
judgements required during a mixdown. (NOTE: Update Mode must be
used for this purpose since Read Mode accepts mix moves only from the
automation software, not from the mixer’s controls.)
By following the steps below it is possible to make changes to the static
settings of one parameter (EQ for example) while listening to dynamic
moves being read by other parameters (fader, panning, etc.)
1. In the Automation Items window of the automation software, uncheck
WRITE ENABLE for all parameters.
2. In the case of EQ it can be useful to store the pre-adjustment setting in
an EQ library in case the original setting is preferred over the adjusted
setting.
3. Select Update Mode for the channel(s) you wish to make adjustments
to by pressing UPDATE in the AUTOMATION Section of the TM-D4000, then
selecting the desired channels using their SEL key. Update mode for a
channel can also be selected while the recording is playing.
4. While in Update Mode it is possible to freely adjust the desired
parameter while the recording is playing. If the recording ends or is
stopped and the adjustment has not been completed, it is then necessary
to WRITE ENABLE only the adjusted parameter in the Automation Items
window of the software, select Write Mode on only the adjusted channels
with the recording stopped, then select Capture Initial Status under the
Edit menu of the automation software. If it is more desirable to begin the
adjustment again from the original setting, simply play the recording
again and it will be restored. However, once Capture Initial Status has
been performed it will be necessary to recall the original setting from your
stored library.
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