Hey all! So I have this weird automation leftover on CC1 for a couple of tracks. I’ve deleted the automation via Play → Automation and even even deleted all notes and events including any dynamics. But There’s some CC1 data that just won’t go away and it messes with any new notes and dynamics that is written to those measures.
Ideas on how to get rid of it short of creating a whole new stave for the same instrument and recreating the part?
That data must be coming from somewhere. Check that you don’t have multiple instruments assigned to the same endpoint (i.e. the same combination of VST instrument, port, and channel) in the Track Inspector in Play mode. If you have another instrument assigned to the same endpoint, any dynamics that are written on the other instrument will also end up applying to this one. Chances are the CC1 data we can see come from the dynamics entered on another instrument.
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Hey, I totally forgot to give an update to this issue.
Dan, you were spot on (as usual) in that I had an instrument I had taken out of that particular layout but was still was mapped to same MIDI channel. Took me a bit to find it but you gave me the right clue.
Thanks so much!!
I have this issue too. CC1 Automation showing as ghost line, but acting on the instrument, which is Aria Player (Finale refugee here working on Finale-exported xml imported into Dorico). I tried deleting all the automation for selection, then also all automation for the project, but the ghost line is still there. I checked all the endpoints in the Track Inspector - each is unique. How can I get rid of the ghost automation? It overrides a newly written automation line and won’t go away…
Wait ! I found an answer ! The data was lurking in the track somehow. I made a new track and copied the part into it, set up playback, and there’s no trace of the ghost notation. Weird.
If you’re seeing a grey line in the MIDI CC editor, it is probably because the expression map you’re using is modifying that CC for the purposes of manipulating dynamics. Dorico will show you the effective value for that CC by showing the grey line in the editor. This makes it easier for you to know what the effect of adding data will be (e.g. how your new data will “take over” the current value).
