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+ - Ardour offers two modes for connecting automation control points: Discrete and Linear. The mode is - changed by a right click on the automation lane header and choosing the - mode from the mode menu. + Ardour offers two modes for interpolating automation control points: Linear and Discrete. The mode is + changed by a Right click on the automation lane header + and choosing the mode from the mode menu.
-- Discrete mode has stair steps between each point on the - automation track. This is useful for on-off automation like mute or sustain - pedal (on a piano MIDI track). -
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+ - When recording automation via MIDI (for example a pitch bend from a keyboard), - Ardour always uses discreet mode. + Linear mode interpolates values between control points + in a given automation curve by connecting them with straight lines; the values + played back are derived from the points that lie on the lines thus defined. + Typically, this is what is desired and is the default mode for all automation + lanes.
- Linear mode has straight lines betwen each point on the - automation track. This is useful for gradual shifts in automation lanes, - such as gradual increase in volume on the fader. + Discrete mode does no interpolation between + control points in a given automation curve. The values set by the control + points do not change until the following control point is reached at which + time the value is then set to its value; this continues on until there are no + more control points. Typically this is used for parameters such as mute or + sustain pedal (e.g., on a MIDI piano track). +
- Linear is the default mode for most automation lanes created via mouse input - (versus recording via MIDI). ++ When recording automation via MIDI (e.g., pitch bend from a MIDI keyboard), + Ardour always uses discrete mode.