Problem with Line Object / Smoothing Automation Sent to Live.Dial

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I have searched for 2 hours now before posting here but I cannot find this, apologies if I've missed the thread.

So, I have random numbers being generated in the simple patch below. I want the data to be able to come in all jittery and random - to keep this part jagged - but to find a way to smooth the live.dial transitions. The line object is simply eluding me and I have no error messages to shine the light on where I'm going wrong in this patch.

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me the obvious mistake below or a way around it. I just want to get the changing data to be read as $1, unless that's an idiotic approach. Right now I'm using the mean object which is completely fine to solve my issues...but it's irking me why I am too idiotic to get the line object to work here.

Thanks dearly for your time.

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You might want to check out the "LFO" device inside the max for live essentials pack that comes with live 9. This has a jitter and smoothing effect and I believe they are quite new implementations (possibly better)

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hey thanks so much, i didn't even think of that but use that LFO device all the time.

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Hi
there were a couple of minor errors in your patch, which I have corrected and annotated, with a suggested alternative solution:

Brendan

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Stephane - that was exactly my problem. Thank you endlessly!

Brendan - two perfect ways to now do this. Thank you so, so much, I will save these for future experiences with tunnel vision.

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a small improvement so you can change the ramp time.

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even better, thank you!