Dec 02, 2003 11:26 am Most any decent multitracking app has it. It's referred to as "automation" Sonar, Vegas, Cubase and others have had it for a long time...
Software...auto faders?
Posted on Dec 02, 2003 11:23 am
jason (@ work)
Member Since: Apr 14, 2003
I have noticed that most high end mixers have a program that automatically sets the fader for that song, and remembers each faders movement during mixdown. Does any of the recording software do this sort of thing on its own? I want to be able to record, set levels, and adjust them during mixdown if they need to go up or down in certain parts. I know compressors can equal the sound out, but i want to be able to do things like have the volumes on each channel adjust to different levels if i want that, and i want the program to save my changes as i do that. Then i will mix those into another stereo track, then edit the wav file. Is this possible?
It is what the mackie d8b does. It can remember every little move and adjustment that you make on the board. That is what i want but on computer software.
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Dec 02, 2003 11:26 am Most any decent multitracking app has it. It's referred to as "automation" Sonar, Vegas, Cubase and others have had it for a long time...
Dec 02, 2003 11:27 am cool. i was just wondering. does cool edit pro have it? that is what i have, but havent got around to looking at it yet.
thanks
Dec 02, 2003 11:28 am I would assume so...but I dunno for sure. Read the manual.
Dec 02, 2003 12:35 pm Cool edit has what it calls "volume envelopes". When you're in multitrack view, you see the (I think) blue and yellow lines that span the length of each track? One is the pan envelope and the other is the volume envelope.
Whichever is wich, the volume line will be at the top of the track (which represents 100% volume), and the pan line will be in the middle of the track (which represents center in panning).
If you click somewhere on the volume line in a track, it'll create a control point, which you can drag up, down, left & right. The farther towards the bottom of the track you drag it, the lower the volume will be. You can create as many control points in a track as you want.
If you click on the pan line, it will also create a control point. If you drag it towards the top of the track, it'll pan farther left and if you drag if towards the bottom of the track, it'll pan it right (or maybe vice versa).
So, for instance, if you want a track to slowly fade in, you can create a control point at the first of the track by clicking the volume envelope line. Drag it to the bottom of the track. Click on the volume envelope at the end of the track, and drag it to the top of the track.
Its a kooky scheme, but it does provide a visual reference for your volume and pan settings through the duration of a track.
Dec 02, 2003 01:15 pm thanks a lot. that told me exactly what to do. i appreciate it!
Dec 02, 2003 04:22 pm Yeah, envelopes are used in all the big programs, I think. They're great. In Sonar you can do it either by actually manipulating the envelope or arming for automation and dragging the faders. Either way you end up with an envelope as a graphical representation of the automation--which can then be altered if necessary.
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