Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

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Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostFri Mar 21, 2025 6:16 pm

Hi,
I realize that automation covers many controls like Pan, Fader, Compressor, etc., but is there a way to handle controls outside of those, like Chorus, Reverb?

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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostFri Mar 21, 2025 9:48 pm

Yes is the answer. Here is an example with the Reverb.
Reverb is selected as a track effect. Select which parameter you wish to automate in the track header and turn the automation on in the plugin. When you now press play moving that parameter, in the example Distance, will write the automation. You can also do it with keyframes.
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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostFri Mar 21, 2025 10:28 pm

Thank you, Charles. That's really great.
Do you know of a way to adjust more than one parameter of the plugin?
Or, would I just bounce that track to another one and add a second parameter?
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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostFri Mar 21, 2025 11:10 pm

You can automate as many parameters of as many FX as you like on a track. The only pain is that you have to do each parameter individually unless you have a control surface that will control plugins. ;)
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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostSat Mar 22, 2025 10:26 am

Oh, I see what you mean. You can make the changes to any one parameter at a time. Hmmm .... not very convenient without a console.
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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostSat Mar 22, 2025 11:38 am

Just to add to what I said, though you can only display a single automation lane at a time, you can move multiple controls of the plugin and all their automation will be recorded.
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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostSat Mar 22, 2025 9:43 pm

audiocage wrote:Oh, I see what you mean. You can make the changes to any one parameter at a time. Hmmm .... not very convenient without a console.

This is common for most software that has automation.
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Re: Is there a way to automate Effects in Fairlight

PostSun Mar 23, 2025 9:38 pm

It is, as you can only move one thing at a time with a mouse.
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