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Another feature that is useful to mixing is automation. Automation lets you record changes such as volume and panning, and will “play back” the changes when you listen to your project. Automation is most commonly used to “ride” vocal levels or guitar solo levels, so you don’t have to manually repeat the same physical fader moves each time you listen to your project. With automation, you can “record” the fader movements.
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In the Control Bar, select Mix Song from the Screenset list.
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In the Console View, click the Write Automation button on the Whiney Synth track. You will see a small red frame around the controls that are active for recording automation.
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Click Play or press SPACEBAR to start playback.
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Press Stop to stop playback.
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Disable Write Automation by clicking the button again.
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Press Play and notice how the track volume changes automatically. In the Console view, you will also see the fader in the track “play back” the fader moves you just recorded. In the Track view, you will see a pattern drawn on top of the track's clip. This is a graphical representation of the volume automation you just recorded. Repeat this process with any other automation you feel the project needs. For more information, see Automation.
Music Creator includes the finished Mixing Tutorial project (Mixing Tutorial-Complete.cwb). You can open this project and listen to and take note of the settings and changes from the original project. We’ve also included a song by up and coming California artist Jon Levy (Jon Levy_Taste This Moment.cwb) to help you practice mixing with vocals.

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