Mixing Poll Question 7 of 9: FX Automation

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How often do you use effects (wet/dry) automation envelopes when mixing on a DAW?

  • My DAW doesn't do that

    Votes: 2 5.6%

  • Never. Once I have the effect I want on an instrument, why should I change it's level?

    Votes: 7 19.4%

  • I'd rather and save momentary FX changes as rendered edits than use an envelope

    Votes: 3 8.3%

  • Sometimes I'll use it to add non-destructive reverb tails to the ends of track edits

    Votes: 10 27.8%

  • I use this often to add some real k3wl sounds and effects to my songs

    Votes: 14 38.9%
  • Total voters
    36
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SouthSIDE Glen

SouthSIDE Glen

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Hey folks,

As part of a project I'm working on I'm posting 9 questions regarding mixing engineer expereince and style on this forum in the form of poll questions.

Please select the one answer that most closely matches your situation or opinion. As always, the poll itself is anonymous, but I'd greatly welcome any text post responses discussing the question and answers as well.

This is question 7 of 9.
 
fx automation has become difficult to live without. this is nothing new, been around forever. cept they used to reset the board and punch in.
 
Again, the options are too specific, and don't allow for variation. And again, I'm somewhere between option 4 & 5 . This time I'll vote 5.
 
it's more interesting to use automation on parameters other than wet/dry... for EQ you could make an envelope that controls the frequency of a rather narrow Q boost... snap, an extremely contolable autowah. or maybe you want to mess with your digi delay the way you would sit and fiddle with the knobs on a delay pedal... orrrr maybe the drummer wasn't really wailing on his toms during one section and you have to pump down the threshold and up the gain on your compressor... etc... whatever works
 
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