ABSTRACT
Part of taking control of your Live Set includes automating various controls and parameters such as volume, pan, sends, device parameters, and song tempo. The purpose of automation is to provide hands-free control over the mixer, devices, effects, and global controls for programming musical effects and mixing. Automation control is different than Remote control in that automation is the process of moving and changing control parameters over time automatically without a physical human command. These movements are created manually or recorded into your song as a non-destructive element. The same consistent movements are made every time you playback the song. That being said, automation is often created via Remote Control. This gives you the power to not only Remote Control a device in a real-time performance, but also use Remote Control to record automation. Think of it like this: Automation is executed automatically by Live based on what you have programmed it to do. Remote Control is the process of physically controlling parameters with something other than the mouse.
