Cakewalk by Bandlab: Automation

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Cakewalk by Bandlab has some awesome tools for automation, and in this tutorial you will learn how to use them to get great mixes!
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[@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 :)

[@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!

[@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

[@cobusprinsloo]

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

[@abc456f]

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

[@NupurMaharaj222]

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.

[@AnubisProd]

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

[@ilyavarivchenko636]

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

[@pierreducos4387]

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

[@karlschihl6655]

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

[@nateribelinmusic8294]

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

[@JoshuaMorgan]

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

[@thevilllllllllllllll]

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

[@TheDaveDodsonProject]

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

[@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!

[@joegrint6280]

Really useful and clear video - thanks!

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@lincolnw66]

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

[@karlschihl6655]

Great very helpful video thanks!

[@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!

[@Magick.K]

Thank you for making video about CbB.

[@Davicokeiro]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@stevew2724]

Thanks for another informative video!!

[@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💯...

[@photorealm]

Excellent explanation. Thank You

[@squeezemypimple]

Thanks Mike...Great Video

[@petejazzmanwilliams2779]

Awesome stuff as always. Thanks for doing this!

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure!

[@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!!

[@johndon7384]

Awesome stuff thanks!

[@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!

[@ramonavisconti674]

Thank you for this video!

[@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.

[@todzi7181]

exactly what i need, thank you my lord !

[@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 :)

[@johnwinslow8841]

very helpful, Thank you for the vid!!

[@striverfor7628]

Thanks Mike!

[@RecordingStudio9com]

Well presented Mike.

[@ktib74]

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

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you for watching :)

[@DJRNDmusic]

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

[@PeppeTv9]

Thank you! You really helped me!❤️

[@davidmeyer8756]

Thank you! I learned a lot.

[@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!!

[@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

[@marcruttkus]

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

[@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.

[@madhtrr]

Thanks again! You rock man :)

[@filippo7349]

Thanks a lot!

[@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.

[@kryt7955]

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

[@gera4740]

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

[@milochan90]

THANX!!

[@ArshSingh-pm4ky]

Great Video, Liked and Subbed.!!

[@music_creator_capable]

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

[@user-kq2iq9bv3e]

thank you!

[@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..

[@JuanchoelBarbero]

Nice!!!!

[@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....

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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?

[@charvel4blue]

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

[@bartoszhabrych9314]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@Zebula77]

Very helpful video, indeed. Do you know if it's possible to automate soft synth velocity? Say if you want to do a drum roll that gradually increases in velocity. Haven't figured out how to do that, except for changing velocity on the individual drum notes, which of course, is a pain in the ass. :p

[@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💪💪💪 😇😇😇!!!!

[@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?

[@lupiyorro]

Thanks my friend. Now I know what is Automation (I didn't know it.. even though I come from Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 2000's) 13:31 sounds like a little Wha....

[@californiamusic]

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

[@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)

[@squidskunk]

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

[@jebschuurs]

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

[@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.

[@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. :)

[@ZupaTr00pa]

Is there another way you can do that effect automation but by manually recording a new track or something? So lets say I have a drum midi playing with an effect over it and while it's playing, I'm adjusting the knobs on the effect to get a changing sound and recording that new sound. Is there a name for that? Is that possible to do in Cakewalk?

[@BarnabY07]

Thanks for the tutorial. Is it possible to automate the volume and keep adjust the average level fith the fader ? For exemple, I automate the voice but I'd like to ad 2 db for the whole track (voice) with the fader.

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi, thanks for watching. I'd suggest that if you have already setup automation, then have the vocals go through to a bus, and adjust the overall sound there!

[@willardcottrell9725]

I mostly use Midi. Your examples show mostly WAV. Should the midi files be raw (ie w/o changing CC's) or be more refined before working with the WAV?

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Willard, I tend to prefer those elements of sound such as volume and panning to console automation, or the final audio of the element controlled midi (virtual or real instrument). For me its just a preference of no mixing up concepts. MIDI in itself makes no actual 'sound', but gives instructions to something that makes sound. So I prefer just to let MIDI control, notes, note duration, sustain, modulation etc etc.

[@BG-bn6ev]

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

[@hamedghassemi_music9864]

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

[@thoang101]

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

[@pratheebaramesh]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Btw, is it possible to automate tempo in cakewalk??

[@CreativeSauce]

You must have read my mind as I am releasing a video about that later today!

[@pratheebaramesh]

@@CreativeSauce omg that's amazing!! Looking forward to the video:))

[@harrum2577]

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

[@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?

[@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 :(

[@tebqzik_music]

Can you do a Video On Piano Roll , With All the features that Piano Roll has, eg use Apergiator to do Trap Hat, Ect

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks for a great suggestion. The piano roll is certainly a feature I wish to expand on in future videos :) Thank you for watching!

[@tebqzik_music]

Ok Thanks i looking forward to see that video

[@joegrint6280]

Agree that would be great!

[@JesusRodriguez-dc7of]

Kinda late, but if you haven't figured it out yet, I can help. In the piano roll window, you can do crazy hihat and snare trap patterns by pressing "t" and using the "paintbrush" tool. In the top right of the piano roll view window there's a little square grid box that allows you to input the note start times *and* durations (8th, 16th, 32nd, 64th, etc) that you'd like to use. You can make all kinds of cool hihat patterns like they do in trap music, but I don't think you can alter the pitch in the piano roll view (which is kind of a drawback). Although the workaround for that is to create a "pitch" automation envelope and just draw it in with "nodes" (just like he shows you in this video here). Hope that helps. 👍

[@stellarcoast8077]

How do you automate pitch? I can't seem to find it. Thanks in advance!

[@PRAISETHELORDAMEN]

👍

[@elziehamiltonjr.6834]

how do you stretch an automation to fit the bpm

[@tomkent4656]

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

[@pahadokebhoot8360]

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

[@Evodem10]

Hi, I have created one instance of Kontakt with 12 instruments. I have routed all into Cakewalk and all sounds good with one instrument for each MIDI track and the corrispective audio track. Now the question: I want use the dynamic automation CC#1 with my knob but is impossible, apparently, to do because I can set from the Synth Rack only one automation lane. If I change that for another instrument, the data of the automation of first instrument will transfert on the second. Could you help me?

[@Audio-apps]

Automate your midi channels? Create separate outputs for each library? You could create separate instances of Kontakt, no major hit on system resources for that. I generally only use multi libraries in one instance of Kontakt if I'm creating a layered multi sound.

[@Chris-bf3dt]

I had been using Sonar 8 before switching to Cakewalk and Sonars volume automation worked as a plus or minus of whatever the fader was currently set to, which allowed me to still raise or lower the overall volume of the track. Is there a way to do that in cakewalk? I either bounce the track with the automation or send it to it's own bus, but I like being able to adjust the overall track volume if I need to. Is there an easier way?

[@CreativeSauce]

Good point, it's a useful thing to do. I would suggest that sending it to It's own bus would solve the problem most elegantly. Bouncing it feels to permanent for my liking!

[@ktib74]

Or just a simple volume plugin should be inserted on the channel and automate that value.

[@phadrus]

Or if I understand maybe tweaking the clip gain knob at the top of each channel strip? Sounds like you’re trying to gain stage maybe.