This will become more clear further down the article. Automation events on the other hand are bound to patterns and do not exist independently.
Automation clip are specific type of generators and are loaded into channels (just like your instruments). This article will explain you the basics of automation (advanced topics will follow, I promise).įirst of all, in FL Studio we distinguish between automation clips and automation events. Simply put, the opposite of a boring, dull trance composition is a song with variety, variety, variety and automation is one way to achieve variety. You may wonder why you would use such a feature. If this automation clip would be linked to the volume knob, the knob will turn corresponding to the automation clip (see point 1,2 and 3).
The upper part is the automation clip which varies in time (check points 1,2 and 3). To understand the relation between an automation clip/event and a control, see the simple illustration below. It is like someone turns FL Studio’s knobs while you play your song. Automation is the automatic moving of controls in FL Studio – such as the channel volume knob - based on automation clips or automation events.
