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Chapter 9 Automix
Chapter 9
Using Automix
fig.11-06
To begin using Automix, press [AUTOMIX].
The button indicator lights, indicating that
Automix mode is on.
After turning on Automix, all the SELECT
buttons and the EDIT/SOLO button begin
blinking. In a new song, Automix record is
enabled for all inputs, tracks, effect returns,
and for the Master fader.
To disable Automix on individual channels, press and hold
[AUTOMIX], and press the Input SELECT, Track SELECT or
[EDIT/SOLO] buttons. While holding down [AUTOMIX],
each time you press a SELECT button, the status changes as
follows:
fig.11-07to09
You may, for example, find it convenient to leave the Master
fader on manual control while recording Automix on the
Track mixer. To do so, hold [AUTOMIX] and press
[EDIT/SOLO] so the indicator is off.
Adjust the Display for Automix
While recording Automix, it is helpful to change the display
to view fader and panning positions.
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. Press [PAGE] so you see “F/P” above [F5].
3. Press [F5 (F/P)]. The Fader/Pan display appears.
4. Press [F (LMTrk)] to view fader and panning positions
for the Track Mixer.
5. Press [F2 (LM In)] to view fader and panning positions
for the Input Mixer.
6. Press [F3 (LMAux)] to view fader and panning positions
for the Effect Sends and Aux Send.
Realtime Automix
With realtime Automix, actual physical fader movements
you make during song playback are recorded and stored as
marker data. This type of automation is also known as
dynamic automation, as dynamic fader movements are
recorded and stored.
* If you want to create dynamic panning changes, you can do so
by using a combination of snapshot and gradation Automix.
See “Snapshot Automation” (p. 127).
Realtime Automix of Track Faders
1. Locate to the point in the song where you wish to record
realtime Automix.
2. Press [AUTOMIX].
The AUTOMIX indicator lights, indicating that the
VS-1824 is in Automix mode.
3. Decide which track fader’s movement you want to
record using Automix. While pressing [AUTOMIX],
press the Track SELECT button for the tracks you want
to automate so that their indicators are blinking.
4. Hold [SCENE] and press [REC]. The AUTOMIX
indicator blinks, showing Automix recording is enabled.
5. Make sure the FADER/MUTE indicator is set to “TR” for
tracks.
6. Adjust the track faders for the beginning fader levels as
desired.
* If you want to adjust TR 13-18 fader levels, press [FADER/
MUTE] several times until “TR” indicator blinks (p. 71).
* If Fader Match (p. 249) in System Parameters is set to “Null,”
and the current physical fader positions do not match the actual
volume levels, you must first move the physical faders to match
the position of the recorded fader. This is referred to as “crossing
the null point.” When the display is set to view faders and
panning, the position of each physical fader is represented by a
black dot, and the actual level that is recorded using Automix is
represented by a white circle. Before beginning Automix, slide
each physical fader all the way up and then all the way down so
the black dot disappears. Make sure that the [FADER/MUTE] is
set appropriately (IN or TR) depending on whether you are trying
to control the inputs or the tracks.
7. Press [PLAY] to begin recording Automix data.
8. While the song is playing, move the track faders to adjust
the mix of your song as you like. New Automix data will
only be recorded for those faders that are moved during
song playback.
9. When the song is finished, press [STOP]. Automix
markers (markers with an “A” after the marker number)
will appear in the Playlist display where Automix data
was created.
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Indicator off:
Automix disabled.
Manual fader control.
Indicator on:
Automix Playback
enabled.
Indicator blinking:
Automix Record
Enable and Playback.
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