Perfecting A Mix; Disabling Record-Fadeback, Offset And Wr To End - Behringer DDX3216 Operating Manual

Adjustments can always be made later on, but the mixer will use
the status of the controls as the basis for the new mix when
automation is turned on.
Activate the dynamic automation on the SETUP page in the
DYNAMIC AUTOMATION menu.
Press the RECORD switch in the left switch block to set all
channels to RECORD READY mode.
Start the timecode source (MIDI sequencer, multi-track recorder,
etc.) and start with the mix! If you make a mistake, rewind the
timecode source, and repeat the passage in question. Once the
basic mix has been completed, rewind the timecode source to
the starting point, set all channels to PLAY mode (PLAY switches
in the left switch block), and play back your automated mix. All
movements recorded will be played back as well (including
changes in the EQ, dynamics, routing and effects sections!),
and you can add additional movements at any time!

11.4.2 Perfecting a mix

Once a basic mix has been created, it is often easier to work
in relative mode. Press the RELATIVE switch while dynamic
automation is on. The faders of all channels in RECORD READY
or PLAY mode will move to their "0 dB" position, while the channel
controllers keep their "normal" positions. Now, if you start the
timecode source, the faders will not move, even though their
previously recorded value changes are being played back
acoustically. However, their current positions are displayed on
the FADER page (accessible through the FADER bank switches
in the left switch block). As soon as you move a control, it enters
RECORD mode, without overwriting previously recorded
movements. Rather, an "offset" value is added to the recorded
control value, i. e. everything is played back as recorded, but
with a higher or lower overall level. The faders reproduce this
offset directly on the console, as it is the difference between the
current position and the "0 dB" position. Only the switches will
remain in absolute mode.
Relative mode can be entered and exited "on the fly", while
recording an automation file. It does, however, always apply to
all channels on the console, i. e. it is impossible to have some
channels in relative mode and some in absolute mode. The
AUTO/REC switches in the channel strips function as in absolute
mode.
11.4.3 Disabling RECORD—FADEBACK, OFFSET and
WR TO END
The RELEASE MODE option on the AUTOM. page in the
DYNAMIC AUTOMATION menu controls the operating mode
which a channel enters upon leaving RECORD mode. There are
several ways to deactivate RECORD mode: stopping the timecode
source, pressing the AUTO/REC switch of a channel in RECORD
mode, or pressing the PLAY switch in the switch block.
RELEASE MODE can be changed at any time, while recording
a dynamic automation.
When the FADEBACK option is enabled in RELEASE MODE,
leaving RECORD will gradually return the controls to their
positions in a previously recorded automation pass. The duration
of this "fade" is governed by the FADE TIME parameter on the
AUTOM. page, which can be edited at any time, i. e. even while
automation is on.
If the OFFSET option is enabled in RELEASE MODE, leaving
RECORD will add an offset to the previous automation data,
which corresponds to the difference between the position
recorded as part of the automation and the position when exiting
RECORD mode. When the timecode source is stopped, the offset
value is written to the end of the file. In this way, it is possible to
create a complete mix quickly, because there is no need to play
back the entire mix. Rather, you start the tape at the position in
question, make the desired changes, and stop the tape. The
console will adjust the rest of the mix automatically to reflect the
changes made!
If you wish to protect your settings from a certain point of time
during the recording of an automation file, enable the WR TO END
option (Write to End), so as to keep the last automation values
entered up until the end of the automation.
There is one more way to deactivate RECORD mode: Press
the master controller under FADEBACK on the AUTOM. page.
Now, all controls in RECORD mode will be reset to their previously
recorded positions, and will enter RECORD READY mode. The
FADEBACK time is shown above the master controller and can
be edited by turning the knob. The FADEBACK function is available
even if RELEASE MODE is set to OFFSET or WR TO END.
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