mjbphotos
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Automating the 'space' between sections to silence is one of the last things I do during mixing. If its a (louder) rock song, its many times not even necessary unless there is a noticeably loud burp/buzz/wheeze there.
During a playback of a mix, I can usually do most of a single vocal automation (to take care of the silences) in 2 passes - I'm doing it 'ahead' of the vocal by a few phrases, draw the 4 'dots' for out and in, pull the volume down between them.
During a playback of a mix, I can usually do most of a single vocal automation (to take care of the silences) in 2 passes - I'm doing it 'ahead' of the vocal by a few phrases, draw the 4 'dots' for out and in, pull the volume down between them.