Can Pro Tools Do Automtion Curves?

[Glo123]

I'm having some trouble doing automation. For instance, I have an instrument playing from Kontakt and I want to automate the pitch wheel. However, I can't seem to get Pro Tools to draw curves (or even straight lines) between points. It just draws a bunch of little individual automaton points. I'm assuming there must be a way to draw in smooth automation curves?

[ViTheVault]

Originally Posted by Glo123

I'm having some trouble doing automation. For instance, I have an instrument playing from Kontakt and I want to automate the pitch wheel. However, I can't seem to get Pro Tools to draw curves (or even straight lines) between points. It just draws a bunch of little individual automaton points. I'm assuming there must be a way to draw in smooth automation curves?

Right-click on pencil tool and choose the mode you want. Set your grid. Your grid will define how your curve will be...
And I'm sure you can find a you tube tutorial...
Good luck

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[Glo123]

Originally Posted by ViTheVault

Right-click on pencil tool and choose the mode you want. Set your grid. Your grid will define how your curve will be...
And I'm sure you can find a you tube tutorial...
Good luck

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Thanks for the reply. So, when I select the straight line on the pencil tool to automate the pitch of a virtual instrument, it still creates a stepped sequence instead of a perfectly straight line. Also, the parabolic drawing tool does not seem to make any shape at all.

Also, what exactly do you mean by setting the grid? Do you mean the note interval? I've got mine at 1/4 notes.

[Sardi]

Originally Posted by Glo123

So, when I select the string line on the pencil tool to automate the pitch of a virtual instrument, it still creates a stepped sequence instead of a perfectly straight line. Also, the parabolic drawing tool does not seem to make any shape at all.

Yep. That's the way it works.

It's one of the things on the MIDI side that REALLY needs to be fixed in Pro Tools. I never see much concern about it round here though. Weird.


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[Hanswurstlsepp]

Originally Posted by Sardi

Yep. That's the way it works.

It's one of the things on the MIDI side that REALLY needs to be fixed in Pro Tools. I never see much concern about it round here though. Weird.


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I concern - but I gave up to post again and again and again and again ...

[lesbrunn]

Originally Posted by Sardi

Yep. That's the way it works.

It's one of the things on the MIDI side that REALLY needs to be fixed in Pro Tools. I never see much concern about it round here though. Weird.

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Yes, one of those unbelievable things about Pro Tools.

[Glo123]

Originally Posted by Sardi

Yep. That's the way it works.

It's one of the things on the MIDI side that REALLY needs to be fixed in Pro Tools. I never see much concern about it round here though. Weird.


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Wow, I'm quite shocked that something considered an industry standard can't do this :/

I'm new to Pro Tools (as you can tell, haha), but I have never faced such a basic issue in any other DAW (Cubase, Live, etc.). Heck, I think I've even seen peoples' Fruity Loops sessions on YouTube that had such automation, haha. So weird that PT has not implemented this!

But anyways, is there a way to get the automation points to be "finer" in steps for when I try to automate things like a pitch wheel? As in, to reduce the spacing in in-between the automation points?

Thanks!

[amagras]

I don't know if this works but have anyone tried turning grid off?

[KV626]

Originally Posted by Glo123

Wow, I'm quite shocked that something considered an industry standard can't do this :/

Well it's MIDI so you'll end up with steps anyway... You might not hear them but that doesn't mean they're not there.

What's important is what you actually hear. When I draw a (MIDI) line in Logic, I don't see steps, and I don't hear steps. When I draw a line in Pro Tools, I do see (sometimes tiny) steps, but I don't hear steps. Same result. Doesn't make any difference to me to be honest - in fact sometimes it's may even be a cool reminder that you're looking at MIDI information, not audio...

[Marsdy]

Originally Posted by KV626

Well it's MIDI so you'll end up with steps anyway... You might not hear them but that doesn't mean they're not there.

What's important is what you actually hear. When I draw a (MIDI) line in Logic, I don't see steps, and I don't hear steps. When I draw a line in Pro Tools, I do see (sometimes tiny) steps, but I don't hear steps. Same result. Doesn't make any difference to me to be honest - in fact sometimes it's may even be a cool reminder that you're looking at MIDI information, not audio...

Exactly. Cubase works the same way.

What I could really use is breakpoint based MIDI automation.