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What You Talkin' Bout, Willits? Part 5

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 – running time 14:16
Automation clips—how to set them up and the various purposes they serve in recording and playing live.

Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits returns from tour to continue his monthly series from SoundArts studio. In this episode, Willits explains automation clips—setting them up as well as their role in recording and playing live.

Tune in once a month as Christopher shows us some of the ways he produces his own music, as well as the many cool things you can do with recording software. According to Christopher, "I simply want to excite people's imaginations and creative process so they can more easily create the sounds and music and art they love."

Highlights
Maximus ( 9:16, 10:08, 9:16, 10:08 ) pivot table ( 10:23, 10:23 ) automation ( 0:15, 0:19, 0:27, 0:30, 0:39, 0:40, 0:42, 1:22, 4:24, 5:11, 5:33, 6:32, 6:52, 6:57, 7:43, 7:58, 8:56, 0:15, 0:19, 0:27, 0:30, 0:39, 0:40, 0:42, 1:22, 4:24, 5:11, 5:33, 6:32, 6:52, 6:57, 7:43, 7:58, 8:56 ) transients ( 4:46, 4:46 ) Maximus ( 9:16, 10:08, 9:16, 10:08 ) pivot table ( 10:23, 10:23 ) automation ( 0:15, 0:19, 0:27, 0:30, 0:39, 0:40, 0:42, 1:22, 4:24, 5:11, 5:33, 6:32, 6:52, 6:57, 7:43, 7:58, 8:56, 0:15, 0:19, 0:27, 0:30, 0:39, 0:40, 0:42, 1:22, 4:24, 5:11, 5:33, 6:32, 6:52, 6:57, 7:43, 7:58, 8:56 ) transients ( 4:46, 4:46 )

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" War. Parents and Christopher Willis who backers on -- there were talking on -- to really understand what's happening and automation clips. Com. We had tunnel automation is so artists take a second and and how about pro tools for a moment luckily able to enliven house dealing with automation weren't proposals mountain. Analysts say automation or some pro tools they probably -- in my experience that this idea. So for those you can set up different forms automation and volume automation -- automation you also automate. Plug in the pro tools so if you go to volume for instance you see is black line that relates to. Com. The Spirit here soon we can take. Our pencil tool for instance. -- curve on here and play in this in this line is not going to control the figure here. This does basic animation that's been more like a Linear form on -- mission. People who live also works similar way as good a -- can see here for working and the reason you got this. This line right here. Over here on the right side of our track. Are -- you got. Different forms of automation and we can use attract and in volume on this kind of stuff. So they're gonna attract volume can double click -- and I can -- key frames. And you know you can how the volume -- in them. They're gonna -- down. And Athena I guess that's all basic stuff that's important understand how that's working so that we can get and clips. Case -- we're going to be doing is applying on a nation. And -- the Linear way it can be played on a mission to and -- Clinton. Who have been you do in this. He is. In the Clinton team now first of all let's backtrack and we're gonna go to school about. -- It OpenId here called envelopes. -- can be accessed for a specific clip by double clicking on the clip. Let's take let's -- eclipse first."

" Does he double click on sun. To get much information and parents could you. We're concerned -- our all that sure sounds."

" a symbol -- envelope you can adjust the volume. -- Attract volume. And then. Using the drop tool which is this tour and appeared in Austin in command in Manila. -- in years and to become a true -- effect. We're doing here is were on meaning. The volume of the mixer. Okay so we're not actually. -- here we're not changing the employment credit for changing and falling of the knicks or nets. And the channel just plain clip. Does not like a simple formula. We zoom in here you get a tighter grip you can also do command -- community -- tighter grants them. You can't three minute -- current. There's this and then. Caiso what we just there was an automated. An extra volume now we. A plug in to this -- the time to think the symbol in the completely in line can you Keith Reid threatened with basically means he can can use in Pendleton you can see here in the clip. Envelope that we now have you can three show up so -- three has all these different parameters these primers can young man as well. Let's -- mean. High frequencies. So we're gonna use automate this Peter here."

" This style but something go into the eight history but I think I've seen that particular user truthfulness."

" Yeah."

" things happening just using you know basic automation about volume and you can hear the group."

" doesn't chemical clicks and an artifact senate as well bunch of them appears Newman music England huge fan I've just because it's nice tight percussive demarcation of -- Clinics can you really good way of having a rhythm that isn't on picking up a lot of space so you can really have. Rhythmic transients and information that music into melodic line. I'm mixing as they do is make an audio track we're gonna make an audio track tease us and we waited years to return track we're going to route. Whatever -- are using for. -- your recording. And send that into the idea track and then we're gonna make -- clip. And that Clinton is going to control different parameters within the -- audio track. And so this is let's call automation -- From a search and online you'll find an -- I something I think Hurley gave way to. Talk about it because there are some things not dumb and all they're just ways to automate. Like -- you're getting. So I have a couple. Different I attract -- sat -- using half. Now what an automation clip is. It's basically just a silent we file so you have to have asylum we file to then bring into this track. You can make a sound we follow very easily uniqueness like highlight a section -- that that has. No audio wanted her to make sure nothing is plain and then just export that. They export audio. And then doesn't matter that the way far and file. And make -- sound clip I would actually make one that's kind of longer so that you were. I'm on a nation needs can be long if it needs to be as well submarine on this latest on the -- and on. Consider this from is referred to. In. And -- check out. I just minutes violence silenced not -- Parents are using this one I usually just put one into a track and I'll copy and paste and then and change different automation parameters. So you can go -- here. I'm gonna go to mom. Makes -- again. And already here -- contract volume -- A -- so disappointing here what's happening with this on an issue Clinton and eternal all the automation that we just. -- Kids who took automation off the original -- just thinking here -- typing methods on -- mission -- hit play on it."

" If you happen. -- So at the same idea about what's cool about this as we can process fly then but now. You know played just play some notes here. Let you have to stop."

" And that Clinton's plane in its crossing the line and it's going into the saudis turn. It's."

" So this way it's -- less Linear form automation because I can have many different times some of volume on a nation that set up. And I can click on those it's gonna be different patent machine. -- equipped. So I'm gonna copy this guy. Who's gonna sell another automation pattern that's more straightforward so you can hear the difference. This to another kind of like. Sixteen note -- kind of thing here. And -- Clinton. And check this out."

" So this is one."

" Just a straight kind of."

" the basic idea. We're able to have. A sense of automation that we can and trigger so of we have some type of you know interface of buttons we can map those buttons changed clips slots. And then we can just very easily click on the buttons and -- can feature that put. I think it's -- deeper into a potent because we can start doing. As when you're making your own plug in some Maximus. There's certain parameters within your plug in that you can wrap up seeking control those with -- time. Diminishing had to do this through quickly so here's a very simple plugin is like a frequency shifting planes can -- ring module later the of this keyboard interfaces -- This keyboard interface changes the frequency. Based on. I -- scale. So I opened it up you can see that happening and that's the main thing want to talk about this is the way you can get parameters from your plug -- pocket it will tend. -- object called PP. Get info on that and the finds a plugin parameter. So we've got. A number. Given name you can get it. And then get the minimum value in the maximum value that it opens in the economy for the specific plug in third to say this thing and it. And we can talk we're gonna talk more about Maximus. This this film on Macs four point five can say this in mind bill collective. Build. If you plug in. -- and say that how are you say don't you -- that's pivot table then. In the path I have frequency shift is opponent may turn them on to -- To hear it sounds like with."

" Yeah -- that we just recorded. If it's Clinton. And just kind of weird like this -- you. Ring modulation name. -- click on these different notes."

" Yeah. And it. Adjusted that you and potential -- really really lame actually see and be careful."

" And now for good or Clint. -- envelopes and got frequency shift. As a parameter. Home as the plug in and then we can choose frequency that's the the PP object if you find. So -- just need a little pattern in here."

" He hadn't been -- work only pocket you know what we couldn't cruel Clinton -- he's --"

" let's look at another. Plug and on this -- we used. A couple episodes ago this turns out for now with the skin laws. And have external midi clip. McCain's values. Which is now singing to view. This. Scan scan those recording incoming signal which is that clip that we just recorded. And and then we define it. A parameter for scandal as well I'm gonna the pitched fifteen. Just on -- on the I guess I just to review we've got here. We've got to Luke and also linemen could going into an audio track. -- attack is filled up a different slogans plug ins that come with able to and also a couple things and I've made. Custom. And then we have silent waiting filer and if a file this place within that uneven track. That gives us the possibility. Of on meaning and parameters on the fly through the use of envelopes. So we look at this they have all these different things and on -- anything with a red dot next -- and stuck them on meaning that the department would put. So that's -- and then I'm also playing live with it as well. I turn off the -- you can care possible and."

" The enemies impressed it's. You get a little messages yeah."

" So hopefully you guys can use these to your advantage to so much you can do with these."

" Okay and."

" What it's. -- yeah."

" Its."

" And oh yeah. It's."

" Last. Week."

" War. Parents and Christopher Willis who backers on -- there were talking on -- to really understand what's happening and automation clips. Com. We had tunnel automation is so artists take a second and and how about pro tools for a moment luckily able to enliven house dealing with automation weren't proposals mountain. Analysts say automation or some pro tools they probably -- in my experience that this idea. So for those you can set up different forms automation and volume automation -- automation you also automate. Plug in the pro tools so if you go to volume for instance you see is black line that relates to. Com. The Spirit here soon we can take. Our pencil tool for instance. -- curve on here and play in this in this line is not going to control the figure here. This does basic animation that's been more like a Linear form on -- mission. People who live also works similar way as good a -- can see here for working and the reason you got this. This line right here. Over here on the right side of our track. Are -- you got. Different forms of automation and we can use attract and in volume on this kind of stuff. So they're gonna attract volume can double click -- and I can -- key frames. And you know you can how the volume -- in them. They're gonna -- down. And Athena I guess that's all basic stuff that's important understand how that's working so that we can get and clips. Case -- we're going to be doing is applying on a nation. And -- the Linear way it can be played on a mission to and -- Clinton. Who have been you do in this. He is. In the Clinton team now first of all let's backtrack and we're gonna go to school about. -- It OpenId here called envelopes. -- can be accessed for a specific clip by double clicking on the clip. Let's take let's -- eclipse first."

" Does he double click on sun. To get much information and parents could you. We're concerned -- our all that sure sounds."

" a symbol -- envelope you can adjust the volume. -- Attract volume. And then. Using the drop tool which is this tour and appeared in Austin in command in Manila. -- in years and to become a true -- effect. We're doing here is were on meaning. The volume of the mixer. Okay so we're not actually. -- here we're not changing the employment credit for changing and falling of the knicks or nets. And the channel just plain clip. Does not like a simple formula. We zoom in here you get a tighter grip you can also do command -- community -- tighter grants them. You can't three minute -- current. There's this and then. Caiso what we just there was an automated. An extra volume now we. A plug in to this -- the time to think the symbol in the completely in line can you Keith Reid threatened with basically means he can can use in Pendleton you can see here in the clip. Envelope that we now have you can three show up so -- three has all these different parameters these primers can young man as well. Let's -- mean. High frequencies. So we're gonna use automate this Peter here."

" This style but something go into the eight history but I think I've seen that particular user truthfulness."

" Yeah."

" things happening just using you know basic automation about volume and you can hear the group."

" doesn't chemical clicks and an artifact senate as well bunch of them appears Newman music England huge fan I've just because it's nice tight percussive demarcation of -- Clinics can you really good way of having a rhythm that isn't on picking up a lot of space so you can really have. Rhythmic transients and information that music into melodic line. I'm mixing as they do is make an audio track we're gonna make an audio track tease us and we waited years to return track we're going to route. Whatever -- are using for. -- your recording. And send that into the idea track and then we're gonna make -- clip. And that Clinton is going to control different parameters within the -- audio track. And so this is let's call automation -- From a search and online you'll find an -- I something I think Hurley gave way to. Talk about it because there are some things not dumb and all they're just ways to automate. Like -- you're getting. So I have a couple. Different I attract -- sat -- using half. Now what an automation clip is. It's basically just a silent we file so you have to have asylum we file to then bring into this track. You can make a sound we follow very easily uniqueness like highlight a section -- that that has. No audio wanted her to make sure nothing is plain and then just export that. They export audio. And then doesn't matter that the way far and file. And make -- sound clip I would actually make one that's kind of longer so that you were. I'm on a nation needs can be long if it needs to be as well submarine on this latest on the -- and on. Consider this from is referred to. In. And -- check out. I just minutes violence silenced not -- Parents are using this one I usually just put one into a track and I'll copy and paste and then and change different automation parameters. So you can go -- here. I'm gonna go to mom. Makes -- again. And already here -- contract volume -- A -- so disappointing here what's happening with this on an issue Clinton and eternal all the automation that we just. -- Kids who took automation off the original -- just thinking here -- typing methods on -- mission -- hit play on it."

" If you happen. -- So at the same idea about what's cool about this as we can process fly then but now. You know played just play some notes here. Let you have to stop."

" And that Clinton's plane in its crossing the line and it's going into the saudis turn. It's."

" So this way it's -- less Linear form automation because I can have many different times some of volume on a nation that set up. And I can click on those it's gonna be different patent machine. -- equipped. So I'm gonna copy this guy. Who's gonna sell another automation pattern that's more straightforward so you can hear the difference. This to another kind of like. Sixteen note -- kind of thing here. And -- Clinton. And check this out."

" So this is one."

" Just a straight kind of."

" the basic idea. We're able to have. A sense of automation that we can and trigger so of we have some type of you know interface of buttons we can map those buttons changed clips slots. And then we can just very easily click on the buttons and -- can feature that put. I think it's -- deeper into a potent because we can start doing. As when you're making your own plug in some Maximus. There's certain parameters within your plug in that you can wrap up seeking control those with -- time. Diminishing had to do this through quickly so here's a very simple plugin is like a frequency shifting planes can -- ring module later the of this keyboard interfaces -- This keyboard interface changes the frequency. Based on. I -- scale. So I opened it up you can see that happening and that's the main thing want to talk about this is the way you can get parameters from your plug -- pocket it will tend. -- object called PP. Get info on that and the finds a plugin parameter. So we've got. A number. Given name you can get it. And then get the minimum value in the maximum value that it opens in the economy for the specific plug in third to say this thing and it. And we can talk we're gonna talk more about Maximus. This this film on Macs four point five can say this in mind bill collective. Build. If you plug in. -- and say that how are you say don't you -- that's pivot table then. In the path I have frequency shift is opponent may turn them on to -- To hear it sounds like with."

" Yeah -- that we just recorded. If it's Clinton. And just kind of weird like this -- you. Ring modulation name. -- click on these different notes."

" Yeah. And it. Adjusted that you and potential -- really really lame actually see and be careful."

" And now for good or Clint. -- envelopes and got frequency shift. As a parameter. Home as the plug in and then we can choose frequency that's the the PP object if you find. So -- just need a little pattern in here."

" He hadn't been -- work only pocket you know what we couldn't cruel Clinton -- he's --"

" let's look at another. Plug and on this -- we used. A couple episodes ago this turns out for now with the skin laws. And have external midi clip. McCain's values. Which is now singing to view. This. Scan scan those recording incoming signal which is that clip that we just recorded. And and then we define it. A parameter for scandal as well I'm gonna the pitched fifteen. Just on -- on the I guess I just to review we've got here. We've got to Luke and also linemen could going into an audio track. -- attack is filled up a different slogans plug ins that come with able to and also a couple things and I've made. Custom. And then we have silent waiting filer and if a file this place within that uneven track. That gives us the possibility. Of on meaning and parameters on the fly through the use of envelopes. So we look at this they have all these different things and on -- anything with a red dot next -- and stuck them on meaning that the department would put. So that's -- and then I'm also playing live with it as well. I turn off the -- you can care possible and."

" The enemies impressed it's. You get a little messages yeah."

" So hopefully you guys can use these to your advantage to so much you can do with these."

" Okay and."

" What it's. -- yeah."

" Its."

" And oh yeah. It's."

" Last. Week."