Modulated controls indicate the offset from the current setting using an orange LED for sliders and an orange outer ring for knobs.
Automated controls are marked by a red LED and move as they follow the automation. The difference between the last two is that automation takes full control of the targeted parameter, whereas modulation adjusts it relative to its current setting.
Live offers three ways to animate mixer and plug-in device settings: MIDI Control Change curves (covered in the September 2015 Live column), automation and modulation. We look at the different ways in which you can animate parameters in Live. At the bottom, Live mixer volume is automated while pan is modulated. Screen 1: At top, the Oberheim SEM V VCO2 and Ext mix knobs are configured as Live device sliders, and VCO 2 is modulated while Ext is automated.
