<figure class=right>
-<img src="/images/automation-fader1.png">
-<figcaption class=center>An example of a fader automation lane (below) with its associated track (above).</figcaption>
+ <img src="/images/automation-fader1.png" alt="An example of a fader automation lane (below) with its associated track (above).">
+ <figcaption class=center>An example of a fader automation lane (below) with its associated track (above).
+ </figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
control that allows setting the amount or position of a certain
<dfn>parameter</dfn> associated with the lane. Parameters are things that can
be controlled on a track's automation lane, such as volume, panning, muting,
- trim, etc. <dfn>Automation curves</dfn> consist of lines connected by
+ trim, etc. <dfn>Automation curves</dfn> typically consist of lines connected by
<dfn>control points</dfn>, that live within the confines of a lane; these
tell Ardour how to change a given parameter over time. <dfn>Automation
- modes</dfn> govern how a given automation lane will behave during playback.
+ modes</dfn> define how Ardour creates the values in between the control
+ points of a given automation curve, either by connecting them with continuous
+ lines or not. <dfn>Automation states</dfn> govern how a given automation lane
+ will behave during playback.
</p>
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