Inserting Sawtooth Volume Curves

lampfilmusic · Post by **lampfilmusic** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:40 am

Using DP9, triangle, sine and square etc. wave shapes for volume automation can be drawn over soundbites, but I do not see sawtooth listed.

Does anyone know a way to draw this shape without having to click the shape apexes, copy and paste manually etc.?

FMiguelez · Post by **FMiguelez** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:57 am

The Reshape tool doesn't have sawtooth, but you could try to draw them manually with the tool in free mode.
Have you checked the Insert Continuous Data command? Maybe you can do them there.

I wonder how other DAWs handle this particular shape.

bayswater · Post by **bayswater** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 8:54 am

Sure it does. Called Triangle.

stubbsonic · Post by **stubbsonic** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:22 am

In synth terms, a triangle is not a sawtooth.

Tritonemusic · Post by **Tritonemusic** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:23 am

They're not the same.

bayswater · Post by **bayswater** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:15 am

Sure, but once you have the triangle, you can drag select the top or bottom points and drag them to get whatever slopes you want. Adjust the frequency with the shift key, and so on. Shooshie's MIDI edit tips is a good place for a downtime browse,

Tritonemusic · Post by **Tritonemusic** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:17 am

Absolutely, Bayswater. People should read the Tips Sheet more often (including me).

stubbsonic · Post by **stubbsonic** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:05 pm

bayswater wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:15 am Sure, but once you have the triangle, you can drag select the top or bottom points and drag them to get whatever slopes you want.

Clever!

HCMarkus · Post by **HCMarkus** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:38 pm

stubbsonic wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:05 pm
bayswater wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:15 am Sure, but once you have the triangle, you can drag select the top or bottom points and drag them to get whatever slopes you want.
Clever!

If you were really impressed, you'd have spelled it "Klever."

But Bay's suggestion clearly is, regardless of spelling!

bayswater · Post by **bayswater** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:43 pm

Shooshie's the klever one. (I have no idea what klever is. The spell checker doesn't like it.)

Phil O · Post by **Phil O** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:08 am

bayswater wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:15 am Adjust the frequency with the shift key, and so on.

Yes, but there's more.
The triangle shape is modifiable to a sawtooth. Check out the modifier keys (page 405 of dp 10 user guide). For sawtooth, use the control key and drag to the right. To change the direction of the skew drag to the left. Release the modifier key once you get the desired shape and/or frequency and continue dragging. You can switch modifier keys on the fly.

If you have multiple areas to draw with the same shape, hold the esc key while dragging and it will draw the shape from your previous drag.

I can't remember, however, if these features were all available in dp9.

Your friendly neighborhood Phil

lampfilmusic · Post by **lampfilmusic** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:25 am

Thanks all. Thanks Philip for the useful key commands.

In the end I did it by drawing my own sawtooth freehand and copying and pasting.

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