Week 17 blog - Posted on 2014-10-30 by Brett Robinson

Last week I got a chance to practice some automation at Hyde st. studios. I already kind of new how to do it in ProTools but my mentor showed me how to link different parameters to a digital console. I learned that it is an advantage in some cases to writing automation with an analog fader or knob as oposed to drawing in automation lines in the box. For some applications it seems better to create the exact feel with a knob or fader in real time with your actual hand which can help create a more natural feel. I also learned an interesting technique of automating a low pass eq on the master channel to do a cool fade in at the beginning of a song, and I learned how to apply mute automation to a long held out white noise reverb tail to create a pulsing type effect. -Brett Robinson