Cakewalk by Bandlab: Automation

[@alanc6857]

Its great that you're highlighting Cakewalk by Bandlab. Cakewalk is a fantastic DAW that doesn't get the attention its competition gets. It would also be terrific if you could put a link to share your files you work so we can practice the skills with the identical tracks your are using to explain the concepts. Thanks so much for your wonderful tutorials!

[@CreativeSauce]

A great idea - I'll try to get that organised :)

[@karlschihl6655]

Great very helpful video thanks!

[@sheamatthew280]

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate all of the videos you make! You really give beginners and amateurs like myself a chance to excel in a previously "professional" industry. Seriously, I cant thank you enough!

[@abc456f]

I just learned something new. I've heard the word "automation", but never knew how to use it. You da man! Thanks!

[@AnubisProd]

Thanks for the video, there's not a lot of recent content for bandlab online

[@pierreducos4387]

YOU ARE, *HANDS DOWN,* THE BEST CONTENT CREATOR FOR CAKEWALK. THANK YOU, *I LOVE YOU.*

[@NupoorMaharaj]

I am so glad that we have someone like you who puts in so much effort in bringing out Cakewalk and its little features.

[@timothyreynolds6255]

Enjoyed this again... needed a review of this process of reading and writing automation. Thanks, Mike.

[@vixrobinshood]

i would love to see a "recording a song from scratch recording to mastering" series.... it would be epic

[@CreativeSauce]

Ssshhhhh don't tell anyone... it's coming!

[@vixrobinshood]

THANK YOU my brother and i are trying to use cakewalk for our personal music stuff, and for the music we create for our gaming videos, this will be amazingly helpful

[@missjennystevens]

This is absolute GOLD! Up until now I’ve resorted to splitting audio on to two tracks and using a different fader volume for each section. Because I know you always have better ways of doing things I searched ‘cakewalk automation’ and sure enough, here it is! You are helping so many of us better our skills. Thank you so much 🙏🏻😊

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you Jenny, you are very kind. So glad its helpful :)

[@karlschihl6655]

back again, thanks again, it was very helpful - I ve had cakewalk for a year now but just starting to use it

[@flyntravenspear9883]

GOD I love this man. Thank you for making these tutorials so well that I don't have a headache learning. You are a true blessing to us that need your help, whether we mention it or not.

[@Azfun6]

Hi Mike, just want to thank you for all the tutorials you have done for Cakewalk. I grew up on Cakewalk....for DOS.....wow, did I say that out loud :) I have been a working MIDI musician for many years and have done great with it. I have been trying to transition into the digital world and found it just wasn't as simple as one might have thought. But you have really helped me a lot and I am now well on the way to being able to almost be effective with my Cakewalk DAW. Thanks for all you are doing, it is really awesome.

[@keithsykeshome]

Again thanks Mike - 10:55 on a Saturday night trying to work out how to automate a few tracks and bingo - you rescued me again!

[@rolandnelsonofficial]

Can't appreciate you enough Mike. I've learnt so much from your videos, really improved my mixing/production workflow. Thanks a bunch. Cheers💯...

[@jimfogle184]

Another great Cakewalk by BandLab video. Mike you sure are a good teacher. I appreciate how well thought out your videos are and the presentation keeps my interest.

[@CreativeSauce]

Hey Jim - I appreciate your support thanks mate! Many more CbB video coming!

[@cobusprinsloo]

Thank you, thank you! Your tutorials are invaluable to any newbie.

[@thevilllllllllllllll]

Thank you so much! Learning so much from you this past few months!!

[@dfdrummaster08]

Hi Mike, been a drummer for 16 years, a bass player for 2 and now with the lockdown starting to learn piano but your tutorials really motivate me to start recording, mixing and producing! Fantastic explanations, keep up the great work!

[@opdenberg]

Do really wanna thank you for putting all this content out; and last but not least, I do appreciate all your time and effort so far. Cheers & long live!

[@nateribelinmusic8294]

This is the missing piece I was looking for. Your tutorials are incredible, thank you good sir!!

[@Davicokeiro]

Damn, 2 years using Cakewalk and didnt know that... Thanks!

[@soundgeezers8911]

HI Just found your channel, I'v just started to use Cakewalk, I'm a 62 year old Live Sound Engineer plus I'v have a lot of IT skills so that helps, I'm in the UK, as I'v been following you my mixing and Mastering has improved, so thanks for the help and keep doing this!!!!! regards Sound Geezer.

[@larryt689]

Great, great information. Thanks again Mike for this and all the other help available to Cakewalk by Bandlab users in all the other videos you have created.

[@Magick.K]

Thank you for making video about CbB.

[@edwincabassa5754]

I've had Sonar 8, X1 - X3. Every time I invested, I felt that the next edition had better explanations. So, what was lacking? was it me or the product. It was neither, it was lacking MIke!. Your understanding and ability to verbalize that understanding is brilliant. Yes, Sonar made a good DAW, but Band lab with Mike has made it possible for the average person to use. I was considering ProTools, Arturia, etc. however, with proper instruction, Band lab's Cakewalk meets and exceeds my expectations. Thank you Band Lab for having the insight and daring risk to save cakewalk

[@carlthompson819]

Thanks again for a great video Mike. I didn't even know you could automate stuff in Cakewalk. There is so much i didn't know about Cakewalk. But thanks to you Mike i now know a little bit more ever time you post a new video. Keep up the good work Mike. And thanks for taking the time and making excellent videos for us beginners. Best regards mate.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks Carl, I appreciate your encouragement!

[@stevew2724]

I have known about automation for a while--that it exists and a little of what it can be used for. However, learning new features, techniques, etc. has often been a personal stumbling block (initial bump in the road to learning is too steep for my personal "shock absorbers.") The 3 or 4 videos in this series I have seen so far match my personal learning style in a number of ways--such as internal pacing/flow of ideas presented, balance of basic novice and more advanced beginner-to-intermediate concepts, visual presentation, etc. When the video gets to my overload/saturation point, I can bookmark it and re-watch it later with the first part serving to reinforce what I picked up the first (or second) time-->>without having to suffer through the failings of an unprofessional, overly rambling/backtracking style often found in other tutorials. Others may like those, but as I said, your mode of content presentation agrees with my personal learning style. Others might have issues (e.g., you used ______ instead of _____), but these videos work for me. Thanks!!

[@TheDaveDodsonProject]

Thank you for everything you do for us cakewalk users. Your videos are very easy to follow and straight to the point.

[@Zaqwilson1]

all your videos fit to my sonar platinum. absolutely helpful. I use sonar since sonar 6. Alt+A (in anothe video) saved my life

[@marcruttkus]

Those videos are so helpful! Thank you very much! And I really love this British English haha

[@photorealm]

Excellent explanation. Thank You

[@GPM80]

Mike i think i have said before that your content is really polished but you have a great way of teaching things in a simple way. Many thanks. P.s love the jazz hands at the start and the song you are using is top class. Showed my wife the full song on soundcloud and she loved it too. Keep up the good work!!!!!

[@CreativeSauce]

As ever Glyn - your support and encouragement is unwavering! My song passing the 'Missus' test is even better :)

[@robertocomolli1349]

Great tutorial, very useful. I just published a few weeks ago a new album and I recorded it and mixed it all with Cakewalk. It's an excellent DAW. I've bee using Cubase for 15+ years, but couldn't afford a new one after my old PC died (and Cubase with it). Cakewalk has all the necessary features to do most of the job and EVERYTHING FOR FREE, when Cubase and the other DAWs are ridiculously expensive!

[@Spliff128]

Man thats unfortunate to read, could`nt you extract old installers from your SystemHDD of your dead PC? Or maybe write some mails to the product supplyers, they can surely help you. I bought a new laptop 1 month ago and even if it was a pain in the ass, i could get running almost everything on the new hardware. Now i got my plugins on the old studio pc and on the go with my laptop :) I hope this information can help you a little bit . Besides that, Cakewalk ist awesome, its since Sonar 6 my main DAW and still today. I can use all my old Sonar Plugins on it and even if the Bandlab version has not the old full package, a CW starter can go with some bought or free plugins and produce everything with it.

[@joepluta1658]

I am a very old dog just getting back into the world of DAWs, and this is phenomenal. I started with Cakewalk on MS-DOS and things have gotten a bit more complicated :), but this video absolutely demystifies this particular topic and makes me optimistic that I can pick up the rest. Excellent, excellent job, Mike.

[@abc456f]

I'm in the same boat. I started with Sonar 8.5 studio, then upgraded to Sonar X3 studio. But I was just doing the most basic recording and was kind of flying blind. I gave up on it for several years and now getting back into it with Cbb. Mike's videos are such a great help. I'm trying just to learn a little bit day by day so I don't overwhelm myself and forget everything. I'm still amazed that Bandlab is providing this software for free. I'm wondering what their business model is going forward.

[@johndon7384]

Awesome stuff thanks!

[@stevew2724]

Thanks for another informative video!!

[@rockinbooks]

Extremely helpful to sort out automation. I am wondering how to eliminate automation from a mix when it is unwanted. I find once it's there, it is hard to get rid of....

[@joegrint6280]

Really useful and clear video - thanks!

[@squeezemypimple]

Thanks Mike...Great Video

[@ilyavarivchenko636]

Your videos are by far the best on Cakewalk! Many thanks!

[@BaronsDuju]

Awesome, now I know that I can ignore those buttons... for now. :) I thought they were important for recording! Thanks!

[@benbirdsinging3275]

These videos are well designed and very educational. Hopefully there will also be a clear story, not only how to make a mix but also why exactly that way. For both mix and mastering. Thanks in advance!!

[@petejazzmanwilliams2779]

Awesome stuff as always. Thanks for doing this!

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure!

[@ktib74]

Very-very good video as all your other stuffs. Thanks!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you for watching :)

[@JoshuaMorgan]

This was a fantastic and very thorough tutorial! Just what I needed. Thanks!

[@lincolnw66]

Very helpful material. I appreciate all of your efforts in making this content.

[@trinumedia]

Hey, thanks for these tutorials. They have really taking away the edge of fear about getting into Cakewalk and music production in general. So thanks again for sharing this! Automation sounds great!

[@Todzi.3D]

exactly what i need, thank you my lord !

[@johnwinslow8841]

very helpful, Thank you for the vid!!

[@gera4740]

very good video thank you, can you do a video for eq automation in specific, for example get rid of guitarsqueaks or something?

[@ramonavisconti674]

Thank you for this video!

[@DJRNDmusic]

Thanks a lot for your video, it works great with Fabfilter Q3

[@InnerSyncMusic]

Where are displaied the automation created inside busses?

[@ArshSingh-pm4ky]

Great Video, Liked and Subbed.!!

[@striverfor7628]

Thanks Mike!

[@madhtrr]

Thanks again! You rock man :)

[@kryt7955]

4:15 plot twist : his son was using the mouse while kneeling beside him. btw great tutorial man!

[@RecordingStudio9]

Well presented Mike.

[@norajin59]

thank you mr creative saus

[@Suncoastpainting]

Great explanation. Mike, How do you fade a song out? maybe i missed that video. I can't seem to figure out how to do that. Thanks..

[@SuperJonSluggo]

Mike please help, in this video the sliders are all sized to fit the slider view window. I have found the narrow strip option but haven't been able to resize the whole vertical slider track/s. Thanks for all your help, love the channel.

[@music_creator_capable]

I'm here! I really like you mate ^^

[@robtmohr]

How to clear automation on a track and start over? How to edit automation on a Master Fade for an edit of song fade out?

[@bartoszhabrych9314]

15 minutes really, really helpful information! You are very good teacher! Subscribe, like and I must do homework with your lesson. Thanks 👏👏👏

[@zapcrossworld4036]

How do u automate an fx bus

[@andlinux]

I have the Bias FX 2 plugin and tried the automation write on one of the controls (to change the frequency) but there's nothing moving when I play it again and "Read" is turned on, I also see no curve when "recording" the automation. Is it possible that it's not working with some vst's although I can enable the "write" button above?

[@8Phoenix8]

Can you do a video covering step sequencer for those guys who are used to fl studio coming into Cakewalk for the first time? Thanks. :)

[@davidmeyer8756]

Thank you! I learned a lot.

[@markhill6661]

Hi Mike great video. May have missed it but how do I clear automation from a track if I decide I dont want it? Cheers

[@TheOnlineBusker]

This is dfinitely not as easy as it looks! I'm trying to put the chorus out a little bit wider (and louder), just very slightly, but it's really tricky not to overdo it... another great video!

[@charvel4blue]

Can you do a tutorial video about quantize audio (guitars). Thanks

[@mhathungodyuoify]

Mike iam just a beginer and i am nonplussed by the amount of knowledge you have !!!!!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you. Honestly, some people know much more than me!

[@mhathungodyuoify]

@@CreativeSauce I guess they do, but still m in awe 😁😁. Been a musician for over 20 years and neglected this part of the work, but situation compelled me to come to this and i'am loving it. God willing I could learn a lot from you. Be your apprentice types 😇. Anyhow thank you for putting up all those videos. More power, success and blessings to you brother💪💪💪 😇😇😇!!!!

[@filippo7349]

Thanks a lot!

[@californiamusic]

How can I assign my keyboard controller fader to a track volume fader? I've seen it done but don't recall. Thx

[@squidskunk]

can you please put up a tutorial on the built in arpeggiator in cakewalk..?

[@thoang101]

So what the sine tool, saw and square tool does?

[@raidicmusic]

Great!. So the automation of my notes made with the MIDI keyboard, is the same way? for example de modulaion roll or cutoff filter? Thanks Souce

[@YogiMcCaw]

I have a track with some great tablas by a maestro and I'd like the tablas groove to pan back and forth every two bars. Is there a way I can copy and paste the automation so I don't have to manually tweak it on every single bar of the song?

[@tito1179]

Can u please help me understand in rhinestone eyes the piano synth during the chorus with the piano note falling down and going up

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi, it seems like a synth sound being pitch bent. Here is an article about some of their sounds reverb.com/au/news/recreating-gorillazs-keys-and-synths-with-software-instruments?locale=en-AU

[@tito1179]

@@CreativeSauce thanks

[@hamedghassemi_music9864]

hi,how I use an automation line for an other tracks or midis ?

[@pahadokebhoot8360]

Sir whenever im import file or use the piano roll audio is not working please help

[@milochan90]

THANX!!

[@elziehamiltonjr.6834]

how do you stretch an automation to fit the bpm

[@jebschuurs]

Hello Mike, I have a question. How can I automate plugins from other brands like Fabfilter of Izotope within Cakewalk by Bandlab?

[@smuffy2323]

How do you change the colour of the automation lines please, mine were yellow but have changed to dark green for some reason, they are now quite difficult to see.

[@kayve214]

How do I erase and restart a volume automation?

[@beatweezl]

You brought my attention to the RW on the top right and now I am able to write automation in real time! Thanks Mike!! But how can I get that automation into its own lane rather than on top of the clip?

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi RoSo, as far as I know, the automation can only be shown on the lane of the track its applied to. This includes bus lanes (which can be viewed by clicking the little 'Eject' icon at the bottom of the track view).

[@phadrus]

There is a little button on each clip to turn on the automation lanes below the clip instead of having them right over the clip.

[@erenguney1834]

Is there anyway you can automate the FX on a bus ? (i have 4 vocal tracks all bused to one vocal bus which houses the vocal plug-ins and i want to automate an element inside that plug-in)

[@1983electric]

I did two tracks to a bus and did the automation on the bus fader. Is there a way to see the automation data on a bus??

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi, yes absolutely! By default the master bus, and other busses are hidden in the track view. But if you look towards the bottom left of the track view, you will see a kind of eject icon. Clicking on this reveals the busses. Then you can get access to the automation tracks as you would any other. Hope that helps!

[@1983electric]

@@CreativeSauce Thanks!

[@phadrus]

Creative Sauce this answers my question too. Thanks!

[@bawdenrocks]

Ive got a plug in on a buss im automating - needing to delete the automation now, any advice on how to delete or access the automation lane for busses?

[@phadrus]

I wasn’t able to automate a bus. Not sure it’s possible. To delete automation right click it and select clear all.

[@akc21adt]

Hey dude u can automate bus

[@akc21adt]

Just see upper arrow button in track view .Click it and u are good to go. 😊😊😊

[@tomkent4656]

I can't seem to use automation on Send or Aux tracks.

[@harrum2577]

How can I write automation from a plugin from the master channel?

[@slayer2476]

i looked up this video because i made my song longer, but,,,, the autimation on my master track, needs to be deleted. i dont know how to do that.

[@BG-bn6ev]

you are data....and data'......ty for everything

[@sikguy9939]

How do i make a sweep filter automation on cakewalk?? In Fl Studio Mobile it's so easy, but i wanted this on cakewalk and didn't find it anywhere :(

[@curtismitchell538]

The missing link...thanks!

[@willardcottrell9725]

Would it be best to use a generic amount on the cc'c ie cc7 ='s 64 regradless and the same w/ 11 and 1 then make adjustments only as needed based on what you hear thru the chosen instrument? Thanks for your reply to my previous query!

[@AlexG-wk3nh]

how do you automate a bus ? the bus track doesnt appear its only on the console?

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Alex. At the bottom of the track view, there is a little button, which looks a little like an eject icon. That shows/hides the track lanes for busses.

[@joeybaronstudio]

Can you make multiple passes on automation?

[@richiebricker]

Why cant I pan one of my guitar tracks to the right?