I’ve both heard of and seen on documentaries mixing desks with automated “flying” faders that automatically shift the faders. I’m confused as to what the purpose of the automation is – is it when switching between different songs, or is it picking up a certain sound that requires particular mixing too complicated to do manually?
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Back before those were invented, if you wanted a track (corresponding to one instrument/microphone, usually) to decrease or increase in volume during the song you’d have to move the fader manually while you were creating the mixes. If you needed more than a couple tracks to change you’d need a team of people. Obviously, you needed to know exactly what you were doing and if you screwed up you’d have to start over. Once they invented automation everything went smoother and it opened the door to more dynamic mixes.
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