Automation! Tips and thought process! When to use automation for better transitions, control over tension and mood! Video by Noize London

I was looking for some good videos on automation and it surprised me that there’s not a lot of content relating to the decision making process, despite automation being a standard feature in any modern production software.

Automation is an important tool in any music producers kit and learning how to use it well is just as important as arranging your tracks, if not slightly more so for electronic tracks. One could say that in electronic music it is a part of arranging.

There are a lot of fun ways to automate your productions, like creating macro effects for your synths to use as buildups or additional texture. Today though, we’ll take a look at how Fabio from Noize London approaches making transitions, building and releasing tension, and working with emotion through gain automation.

cross-posted from: https://waveform.social/post/129146