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Click the “MIDI Mappings” button again to disable mapping mode.Repeat for all parameters that you want to map to a controller. A controller number will appear in the red box, and an entry will appear in the MIDI Mapping panel. Click on a red box (a brighter border around indicates that it’s active) and wiggle a fader or knob on your hardware controller.The red boxes around the on-screen controls show you what can be automated. This will open the MIDI Mappings panel where all current mappings are listed. Click on the “MIDI Mappings” button at the bottom-right of the Mix Editor.Where to find and how to use this feature If your hardware controller – keyboard, drum pads or similar – has such features, you can ‘map’ these controls to parameters in your mix, giving you that true hands-on feel. Any moves you make with the hardware controller – say, sliding a fader – will be recorded, and you’ll see them on the automation curve as a series of nodes:īut wait – what’s mapping, and how do you start? MIDI mapping featuresĬreating and editing automation is one way of doing things, but it feels much more natural to use hardware faders and rotary controls. To record automation data from a hardware controller that you have mapped to a parameter, hit the red record button.Automation curves will be created for them. If you’ve added effects to a track, the automatable parameters of those effects will be shown in the track’s automation selector.

Clicking at different points on the curve and then moving the nodes up or down will create a steady change from the first to the second node’s value:

Clicking on an automation curve will create a ‘node’ at that point in time.

The lines you’ll see overlaying your tracks represent each track’s volume or pan value over time – these are called automation “curves”.

You can change this to panning automation by hitting the drop-down menu underneath a track’s name and selecting “Pan”.

This, by default, will show volume automation on each track.

To view and edit automation, click the button to the right of the “Add Track” button.

Where to find and how to use these features All of this can be done using automation.

You can move sounds within the stereo image, or even morph and change effects settings over time. Give the mix dynamism by modifying the prominence of different parts throughout the song. Let’s take a closer look at some of the lesser-known features in BandLab (Web). Harnessing these well can make the difference between an average mix and a jaw-dropping masterpiece. In fact, the Mix Editor is so good at putting the music first that you may not even be aware of some of its deeper capabilities. But that’s not to say BandLab isn’t a full-fledged DAW – far from it. BandLab lets you focus on creating music and collaborating with fellow musicians without bogging you down in sound engineering technicalities.