Yamaha 02R What is the Automation Function?

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Digital Recording Console 02R User’s Guide
What is the Automation Function?
One of the most demanding jobs of the recording engineer is taking all
the raw material produced during a multitrack recording session and
mixing it all together into an artistically satisfying master recording. The
ability to setup portions of the mix and then have them playback
automatically as you work on other portions is probably the most
important feature of any digital recording studio.
The Digital Recording Console 02R has an on-board automation system
that memorizes fader positions, switches individual channels on or off,
adjusts the equalization or pan positions, and changes the auxiliary sends
– all based on timecode. It can record and execute scene memory changes,
also determined by timecode. This allows you to perform an entire
mixing session, and then edit individual channel settings until you have
achieved a perfect mix.
What is Stored in an AUTOMIX Memory?
An AUTOMIX memory starts with a scene memory and a time start. As
each parameter is adjusted, the adjustment and the associated time is
recorded in memory. The parameters that are recorded include fader
positions, channel settings (on or off), changes to the equalization and the
pan position, and level changes for the auxiliary sends. The more
complicated the mix, the more memory it consumes.
What is the 02R Memory Capacity?
The 02R has a current AUTOMIX buffer and 16 AUTOMIX memories.
There is also an undo buffer. Only the current mix can be played back and
recorded. You can store the current mix in any of the 16 automix
memories.
The default memory capacity of the 02R is 512kB. Total size of the current
mix and the 16 AUTOMIX memories should be under 512kB. If you find