Automation; What Is Automation; Track Automation - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

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Automation

Automation is a critical part of modern mixing. The following chapter discusses aspects of
automation in Studio One, including Track and Part automation, automation modes, and
automation envelopes.
10.1

What is Automation?

Automation lets you record changes in parameter values; thereafter, Studio One can perform
these value changes for you. For instance, you can record level changes in a Track by capturing
your fader movements during playback; from then on, Studio One can perform the level
changes.
Before the advent of automation, mixing was very much a performance. Sometimes it took
many pairs of hands on the mixing console to accomplish all of the fader, mute, solo, and
other movements to achieve a mix. Automation makes it possible to record the mixing
performance in any way you desire and endlessly tweak every parameter until the desired mix
is achieved.
In Studio One, automation is recorded in automation envelopes, which are a series of data
points connected by lines that represent the changing values of the parameter being
automated.
10.2

Track Automation

Nearly every parameter in Studio One can be automated. Several ways to automate
parameters are provided, including Track automation, Automation Tracks, and Part
automation. The following sections describe these automation types.
10.2.1 Track Automation
Track automation allows you to automate any parameter related to an Audio or Instrument
Track and the Events it contains. Automation can be viewed via the Show Automation button
at the top of the Track Column in the Arrange view or by right-clicking on a Track and
selecting Expand Envelopes.
Note that automation envelopes on Instrument Tracks control the parameters of the virtual
instrument to which the Instrument Track is routed. All other aspects of Instrument Track
automation envelopes work in the same way as with Audio Track automation.
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