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Modifying and enhancing pick-whip expressions


    Once you use the pick whip to create an expression, you can perform simple edits to alter the expression's effect. For example, you can add a scale factor to the expression to increase or decrease the effect. To edit a pick-whip expression, type directly in the expression field, and then press Enter on the numeric keypad or click outside of the field to activate it.

    You can modify a pick-whip expression by using simple math operations, such as those listed in the following table:

    Symbol

    Function

    +

    add

    -

    subtract

    /

    divide

    *

    multiply

    *-1

    perform opposite of original, such as counterclockwise instead of clockwise

    Using increasingly complex math functions provides an increasingly higher degree of flexibility. For example, you could use the math function /360*100 to change an expression's range from 0-360 to 0-100. This would be useful if you wanted to convert the values of a 360-degree dial to a slider that is measured in percentages.