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INTRODUCTION TO MIXER AUTOMATION: PART 2
Paul White concludes his short series on mixer
automation with a step-by-step guide to setting up
and running an automated mix.
Last month's workshop on automated mixing introduced the
concepts of VCA and moving-fader automation on analogue
consoles, and their equivalents on digital mixers. It's one
thing to understand the theory, however, and another thing
to actually put together an automated mix in practice.
When es to doing this, it's sometimes difficult to know where to start, especially with
digital consoles that allow you to automate everything except the mains switch! Those working
with virtual studios inside puters face a similar dilemma, as there too it's possible to
automate a huge number of mix parameters for both audio and MIDI tracks, so if you work
mainly with a desktop system, this article should still be useful. Of course, virtual studios often
have the advantage that mixes can be controlled in graphical form by creating and dragging
graphic envelopes to control levels, pans and so on, and when I'm doing work for myself,
that's often the way I automate my mixes. However, the basic process of setting up a mix is
the same regardless of what system you use, the main difference being that with puter,
you can't drag more than one virtual fade