Just sharing the things I think are cool as I learn Orion 7.6 (only my 2nd day, so bear with me).
I was pleased to see that you can automate a plethora of events in Orion.Very very cool! So lets say you want to pan an instrument from left to right and change it's pitch so it sounds like a car driving by (or an ambulance if you prefer
) Recording the notes for the pattern is easy, but finding the right event in a long list of names can be tedious. The names can vary slightly between instruments, and even between the instrument and the event list. Automating the wrong event is significantly less fun, than getting it right the first time.
In most instruments (sadly not in Toxic 2 and 3!) you can right click on the dial you want and select "Edit in Pattern" and then draw your events. After your happy with how it sounds, hit the TAB key and your back to the instrument. So you always get the right instrument event, every time.
For the example (a car driving by), you would first find the dial that does the pan, and while that seems simple if the instrument has 4 pans which one gives you the desired effect? The answer is our friend trial and error
You just mess with the dials one by one with the instrument playing until you hear what you like, and then right click and off you go. To complete this example, we'd want to tweak the pitch with a straight rise and fall and the line tool makes quick work of that.You can also record events directly, so turning a knob can give you the automation you want, or help you find the event because populated events show as a different color in the event list.
I realize this is a very basic tip, however this technique does not interrupt creative exploration. Reading a list of names and interpreting their meaning, as simple as it seems, is analytical. So if you do a lot of this, it can influence the decisions you make over a long session... or just give you a good headache.
Best regards,
Gino
