Members 144dB Posted March 9, 2012 Members Share Posted March 9, 2012 Sometimes we take technology for granted... I just finished watching the Classic Album series on The Dark Side of the Moon, and it never dawned on me that it preceded console automation. That's quite a mix to manage without it. I guess there were times when the entire band's fingers were called in to help cover the board. What an amazing production... Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted March 9, 2012 Members Share Posted March 9, 2012 plus the fact that it was recorded on 11 cassette decks running used tape... I think I heard Beck say that somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted March 9, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2012 Yep, it used to be quite a choreographed affair with many hands mixing. Just took one person missing a fader or mute move then it was press REWIND and start over. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted March 9, 2012 Members Share Posted March 9, 2012 Despite having automation, I don't really use it all that much. I still regard a mix as pretty much like a performance, in that letting yourself go and moving the faders based on "feel" can produce some really good mixes. The main way I use automation is to capture those moves so if it ends up being a really good mix except for a couple of issues, I can go back and fix them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob Olhsson Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Before automation most of us mixed in pieces and then spliced them together. Today I mix into a Pro Tools track punching in the sections I want to change. It's lots faster than screwing around with automation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrochrisso Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Automation! what's that. Ha Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimOBrien Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 Too many people are already forgetting how short automation of all kinds has been around.Until the '70s and '80s cars, ships and airplanes were built by HAND. When Kelly Johnson at the Lockheed Skunk Works built the U-2 and SR-71, they went out intoa hanger and sketched the outlines in chalk on the floor and then pulled out their slide rules. // yeah get off my lawn kids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted March 10, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2012 Before automation most of us mixed in pieces and then spliced them together. Today I mix into a Pro Tools track punching in the sections I want to change. It's lots faster than screwing around with automation. ^^^ We'd get the grease pencil marks set. Here for verse, here for chorus. Mutes all figured out. "Don't open guitar 2 mute till verse 2." We'd get as many pairs of hands we needed. Then we'd mix to 2 track till we blew it. Back the 24 up, and carry on till we blew it. Back the 24 up and... Then edit it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted March 10, 2012 Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 ... from balsa wood, white glue, paper and dope. (No, not that kind... though, of course, some people will huff anything.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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