> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://manual.minimal.audio/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://manual.minimal.audio/lucid-manual/animator-pad.md). # Animator Pad ### Overview Lucid's **Animator Pad** is a single XY pad whose two axes control the two macros, and because each macro shapes many parameters at once, a single move of the pad moves your whole patch. The **Animator** traces a shape around the current pad position to animate the macros automatically, adding continuous, organic motion. Everything here acts on the two macros only, turning every preset into an expressive performance. ![Animator pad.png](attachment:7fac0eb6-3f1d-4ae8-9ffc-af59e4d96f67:Animator_pad.png) *** ### 1. Animator Depth Controls how far the animation extends from the Macro position. At 0%, the animation collapses to a single point at the Macro handle, producing no movement. As the value increases, the traced shape expands outward until it reaches its full size at 100%. ### 2. Animator Drift Adds smooth, random deviation around the active shape path. Drift introduces subtle variations to the live animation without altering the underlying shape itself. The static curve remains unchanged while the animated cursor gently wanders around the path, creating more organic and less repetitive motion. The amount of drift scales with Animator Depth. When Depth is set to 0%, the animation is stationary, and Drift has no effect. ### 3. Animator Mode Selects the shape that the Animator traces around the Macro position. **Orbit.** Creates orbiting, petal-shaped paths that produce smooth, organic movement. Orbit is well suited for slow, evolving modulation and breathing-style motion. **Weave.** Generates interlocking sine-wave sweeps that cross over themselves. Weave produces tighter, more repetitive patterns with a rhythmic, looping character. ### 4. Animator Cycles Selects which figure within the current shape family is traced. Increasing the Cycles value moves from simple, circle-like motion toward progressively more intricate and complex patterns. Because more movement is traced within each cycle, higher values also make the animation feel faster at the same Rate. ### 5. Animator Warp Adjusts the character of the selected shape. For **Orbit**, Warp controls the pen offset from the inner gear. Lower values produce circular motion, while higher values gradually introduce cusped petals and increasingly detailed rosette patterns. For **Weave**, Warp controls the phase offset between the X and Y axes, changing the relationship between the crossing curves. ### 6. Animator Rate Controls the speed of the animation cycle. Higher values increase the speed at which the Animator traces the selected shape, shifting the modulation from slow, evolving movement to fast, rhythmic variations. When the Sync button is enabled, the animation speed is locked to musical time divisions, causing modulation movement to follow the project tempo instead of using free-running Hz values. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://manual.minimal.audio/lucid-manual/animator-pad.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.