Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 56)

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Remember to hit the Stop button when you’re done, and be careful not to enable
Loop Mode, otherwise the movements you record may be instantly overwritten when
Mixcraft “comes back ‘round.”
RECORDING AUTOMATION USING HARDWARE CONTROLLERS
This works almost exactly as described above, but instead of moving or clicking the
mouse on virtual on-screen controllers, you’ll be able to record the movements of the
knobs, sliders, or buttons on a hardware controller. Before you can record automation
data from a hardware controller, you’ll need to assign controls to parameters using
MIDI controller information in Mixcraft. Don’t worry, Mixcraft makes it really easy!
AUTOMATING EFFECTS ON NON-CLIP TRACKS
A non-clip track is any track that doesn’t have audio or MIDI clips associated with it.
The primary track does not have an X, because these tracks only display automation in
the main clip grip. However, if you choose to display additional parameters for a non-
clip track (by clicking the + button), these will have an X allowing the extra parameters
to be displayed or hidden. The following track types are non-clip tracks:
 SubMix
 Send
 Output
 Master
 Instrument Mix Output
 Rewire
AUTOMATING WITH A MIDI CONTROLLER
Any USB MIDI controller or keyboard can be set up to control any effect parameter
or virtual instrument parameter. The basic idea is that you’ll map buttons, knobs, or
sliders to specific parameters. This allows a whole new level of expressiveness with
virtual instruments, effects, and synthesizers.