Have you ever watched a sound engineer behind the board? Flailing arms like an orchestral conductor and eyes like a mad scientist.
Honestly, it is an awesome sight to see. However, not all of us are able to pay the big bucks to have a professional engineer record, edit and mix our tracks. A large majority of us are the jack of all trades. We are the guitarist, the drummer, the vocalist, the programmer and the human octopus behind the board.
How do we ease the burden? Easy. Automation.
Automation makes all of those volume fades, knobs turns, wet/dry ratio adjustments, filter sweeps, pitch shifts, button pushes, and other adjustments possible without having to touch a single thing.
Let's begin by taking a look at some simple automation in action.
As you continue to read on you will discover what automation is, how it works, when to use it, and rather than leave you hangin’, we are going to include some quick tips and tricks that you can implement into your next track.