DanTx wrote:
I really need to UNDERSTAND auto-mix. So I have a few questions. (Actually it's variations on the same question. For these questions, let's say I've recorded a complex mix with lots of fader movements, using the method where I hold down [SCENE] +[RECORD] then press play.
1. It's perfect, except I forgot to do a slow pan from center to far left on track 3 during it's fade. Can I go back and use that same method and record just the Pan change without losing the fader movements I previously recorded?
YES, after doing an automix, you can update just one fader at a time, or just one or two pan knobs at a time. The rule of thumb is DONT TOUCH OR MOVE the faders you don't wish to update. Immediately after doing an Automix, even before hitting the Zero Rewind button, I make a habit of pulling all my faders down to the bottom. This serves as a visual reminder that the levels are automated.
2. Is it possible to record the fader and pan movements for tracks 1 and 2. Then come back and record fader and pan movements for tracks 3 and 4 for the same time period. Then playback the auto-mix and have both mixes layback together? If so, does it make any difference what the initial settings are for faders and pan pots on tracks 1 and 2 when I begin recording the auto-mix for tracks 3 and 4?
YES, after doing all the FADER automation, you can then go back and on a second pass, do all the PANNING automation. But again, as to not screw up the previously recorded FADER automation, don't move the faders. (Park 'em all at the bottom and don't touch em).
3. I missed one point where I needed to push the gain on track 3 for just two measures in the middle of a long auto-mix recording. Can I go back and essentially "punch-in" just that fader change in the auto-mix? If so, what happens if when I complete the "punch-in" I don't pull the fader back down to the exact starting point of the fader's next recorded change?
YES, you can update a fader movement "midstream". Under SYSTEM mode, make sure your FADERMATCH or (or it may also be called FaderMode) setting is for NULL. When playing your automix, keep the fader to be updated down out of the way until you reach the spot to be updated, then take over the mix.
NO - The EQ section in the mixer cannot be automated. (Oh well) However, you can perform snapshots which cause Effects to change on the fly. Dial up the effect you want, press YES. Then press SCENE+TAP to capture it.
Laura Tyson
LTYSON@compuserve.com
14 Jan 1998
1998/02