[fruityloops] Re: Main automation
- From: "simon.heath" <simon.heath@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:53:35 +0000
Now here is where I look like a total fool .... to understand what you've
just written, pls could you explain what automation is!? Thanks for the
detail though which I'm sure will be perfectly obvious once I understand
what it is ...
THANKS,
Si
> From: Andrew Ebling <andyebling@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: 16 Dec 2002 11:56:29 +0000
> To: fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [fruityloops] Re: Main automation
>
>
> On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 11:26, simon.heath wrote:
>
>> Hi, just saw a question on CM forum about main automation. In the manual it
>> says this can be important but i don't understand what it is and am worried
>> I might be missing out on something crucial??
>
> Depends on your approach to automation. Some people put all automation
> in a single pattern called "Main Automation" (or something similar).
>
> Personally, I find this approach to disorganised and prefer to put
> automation into individual/separate patterns labelled accordingly.
>
> (Tip: if you put something like "atm" at the end of every pattern name
> that contains automation, it can really help keep things organised and
> clear. I have wasted a lot of time looking through individual patterns
> trying to find which one is causing unwanted automation!!)
>
> The only exception to my rule is mix automation which I generally put in
> one pattern (since it runs for the length of the song and generally
> doesn't repeat itself in patterns). I'm even moving away from this
> convention to putting mix automation in separate patterns for sections
> of the song (verse, chorus, bridge etc).
>
> Some people call mix automation "main automation" btw.
>
> The reason I take this approach of separating automation is that often
> automation repeats itself in patterns (e.g. up/down filter sweeps or
> gating patterns for example), so its quicker to record or draw the
> automation once and set it to "play" in the required places.
>
> Some people put automation in the same pattern as the associated note
> data. This can simplify song arrangement if you _always_ want to play
> that pattern with the automation enabled. I generally don't take this
> approach - I prefer to layer two patterns together (one containing notes
> the other containing the automation) so that I can turn the automation
> on and off at will.
>
> Its probably easier to answer specific questions on automation if there
> is something that isn't clear.
>
> never the less, hope that helps a bit!
>
> Andy
>
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