I have been looking for a mixer that covers a need of many of us. I'm talking about using a mixer for its analog summing without just setting the faders to unity and automating in the computer. I have used SSL and AMEK mixers with their own automation engines and recall systems, but we all know how much they cost.

Ive been experimenting with gain automation for my mix, its sort of a necessity for the music Im mixing - not because of major recording problems, but simply to get as much dynamic range out of the music and have it as natural as possible. Ive read a couple times andy wallace does this, along with a few other engineers, but think he does it after compression..

Mixdown automation where mix settings are adjusted in real time.

I've got a session coming up, and need to know how to use the automation system on an SSL J series computer.

I do know my way around other parts of the J, but not the automation.

Any help/articles you can give me, please do!

Cheers!

Howdy,

i've been having some automation problems w/ Reaktor 5 and C4.

i'm using the pitch shifter module and have been trying to automate both the "shift" knobs and the "mix" knobs. everything writes the way it's supposed to, the stuff shows up in the automation tracks and everything, but when i playback/read the auto. nothing happens.

can anyone tell me some of the intricacies of console automation? some guy told me that automation has in effect been around since the 70's, but i question who between the 70's and 90's (before music died so to speak and digi took over) used serious automation (either form of it), and how much does one end up using it?

hey. I'm new to the DAW scene. i have access to an MBOX factory and Pro Tools LE 7.

It seems fully automated consoles are in short numbers. I'm just poking around thinking of the best studio solution for my needs. I've never been a huge fan of Protools, mostly because the information is very vague. From what I've read you need the HD cards, HD192's (only 16 channels a peice) A/D converters and a control surface.

I wanted to know if it's possible to import automation settings from one PT session to another? Has any one tried it before? If so could you give me a short rundown? Thanks.

Trey

This is the problem I am having..I record my vocals, then use automation to even the volumes of the soundbites relative to each other... then I realize that the volume of the entire track needs to be changed... so then I am stuck with doing the the automation over again... I know this is a very rookie problem I am having and there is a easy fix to it.