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Tutorial 3: Mixing
4. Drag the anchor point at the end of the song down un-
til you can’t drag it any further.
Listen to the fade out automation you have created.
Ö You can also create automation during playback or re-
cording, simply by wiggling a fader or knob.
Let’s select a parameter to automate. In this case, let’s use
the “Panner” on the “Synth” track.
1. Make sure that the “Edit/Write Automation” button is
activated.
2. Select “Panner - Left-Right” from the automation pop-
up menu on the Synth track so that you can see the auto-
mation writing itself to the track.
3. Start playback using the space bar and move the pan-
ner back and forth.
4. Stop playback when you are done.
Ö Sequel automatically smoothes out the automation for
you.
If you don’t like the automation you created, press [Ctrl]/
[Command]+[Z] on your computer keyboard to undo it.
Experiment more with this exciting tool! It is so helpful in
making your project sound great. Remember that pretty
much any knob, slider or fader can be automated in Sequel.
Removing and disabling automation
To remove automation, proceed as follows:
• To remove the track automation for the current parame-
ter select the first option (“Remove Volume Automation”,
or “Remove Panner – Left-Right Automation”, etc.) from
the automation pop-up menu.
Note that this will also delete any automation events for this parameter.
• To remove all automation data from the selected track,
select “Remove all Automation of Track” from the automa-
tion pop-up menu.
All automation events will be removed from the selected track.
• To remove all effect automation data from the selected
track, select “Remove Effect Automation” from the auto-
mation pop-up menu.
All effect automation data will be removed from the selected track.
• To remove all EQ automation data from the selected
track, select “Remove EQ Automation” from the automa-
tion pop-up menu.
All EQ automation data will be removed from the selected track.
• To enable/disable the master automation, click on the
“Disable Automation” button on the master track or in the
Master channel of the mixer.
The Read and Write functions as well as all automation on the master
track will be disabled. The initial automation value will be used as a fixed
value for the whole project. You can still modify this value using the mas-
ter automation controls in the track list. If you deactivate the button again,
the master automation will be enabled again.