Introduction

Automation is a tactic used by all professional engineers and music producers. Almost every knob and slider in FL Studio allows you to automate music. You can automate filters, effects, virtual instruments, channel settings, volume, and panning. The movements you record (recording your automation movements) are referred to as automation curves. The automation movements you record will be represented by a correlated readout in the FL Studio Playlist. You can record these automation curves with your mouse, a MIDI controller, or by manipulating shapes and lines on the FL Studio Playlist. Drawing or painting in points, lines, curves and shapes affects your mix as soon as you implant your drawing; it doesn't need to be recorded as a performance. These are referred to as automation clips. The shapes and lines will correlate with certain parameters. You can also see the parameters you are affecting within the FL Studio browser. You may also right-click on a volume or panning...