# ETC Automation or Programmed Sequence

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-automation-or-programmed-sequence/1499>\
**Category:** ETC\
**Created:** [August 4, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-automation-or-programmed-sequence/1499 "2017-08-04T04:32:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![triangular](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@triangular](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/triangular)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-automation-or-programmed-sequence/1499/1 "2017-08-04T04:32:20Z")

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Is it possible to automate the ECT so that the parameters change without having to adjust the knobs. It can be random or sequenced. Has anyone done this?

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/etc-automation-or-programmed-sequence/1499/2 "2017-08-04T14:25:03Z")

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Yes, you can automate the ETC’s parameters via MIDI CC messages from external sources like Ableton, Max/MSP, Pure Data, other synths, etc. This is covered in the manual: [http://etctv.io/#ETC’s\_MIDI\_Configuration](http://etctv.io/#ETC%E2%80%99s_MIDI_Configuration)

We made an Organelle patch that sends out CC loops. There’s also some phone apps that will do this too. Please see the videos in this post:  
[http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ccquencer-organelle-patch-controls-the-etc-video-synth/?source\_topic\_id=1499](http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ccquencer-organelle-patch-controls-the-etc-video-synth/?source_topic_id=1499)