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The need for mix automation originates from the 1970s and the changeover from studios mostly using eight-track tape machines to multiple, synchronized 24-track recorders. Mixing could be laborious and require up to four people, and the results could be almost impossible to reproduce. Manufacturers
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All of these include the mute button. If mute is pressed during writing of automation, the audio track will be muted during playback of that automation. Depending on software, other parameters such as
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developed systems that enabled one engineer to oversee every detail of a complex mix, although the computers required to power these desks remained a rarity into the late 1970s.
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the software can be internal to the console, or external as part of a DAW. The virtual fader can be adjusted in the software by the user.
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writes automation data only while a fader is touched/faders return to any previously automated position after release
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starts writing automation data when a fader is touched/stays in position after release
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controls can be automated as well. In some cases, automation can be written using a
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used the first time automation is created or when writing over existing automation
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is necessary for the synchronization of automation. Modern mixing consoles and
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Method to automate process of post-production mixing of music recording
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a motor is attached to the fader, which then can be controlled by the
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can be used to send messages to the console to control automation.
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digital Audio Workstation performs the written automation
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Automation

Automation in general
Banking
Building
Home
Highway system
Laboratory
Library
Broadcast
Mix
Pool cleaner
Pop music
Reasoning
Semi-automation
Attendant
Switchboard
Teller machine
Vehicular
Vending machine
Robotics
robots

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