Automating vol from interface

[Ben Jenssen]

Originally Posted by JFreak

Back in the tape days, "automation" meant many people were hands on with many faders and knobs. Take that as a hint

I remember standing in front of the console, with the band, each having rehearsed the fader movements, and then printing the final mix with everyone intensly listening and moving the faders.

We didn't call it automation, though. We called it 'mixing'. We dreamed about the day when we could have it automated.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Ben Jenssen

I remember standing in front of the console, with the band, each having rehearsed the fader movements, and then printing the final mix with everyone intensly listening and moving the faders.

We didn't call it automation, though. We called it 'mixing'. We dreamed about the day when we could have it automated.

Exactly. I just went backwards and tried to explain what the current term "automation" meant back inthe day