[RWP] A workflow for fake automating groups of tracks or folders

[Derek Lane]

The only way I know would be to add effects to items, then grow and 
shrink them such that you crossfade in and out of each to produce 
changes of effects, volume, pan etc.
On 10/1/2014 6:10 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
> Chaps,
>
> Today, I've been mixing a song with a lot of backing vocals. No
> really, a lot of them. As I approached my fourth hour of slicing and
> dicing to tidy up the raw tracks, I found myself wondering why on
> Earth I don't have a workflow for fake automation on folders. Does
> anybody else?
>
> So far, I've tried inserting a blank item of the full length of the
> song onto the track that's designated as a folder in the hope that I
> could slice that up or apply effects to only certain items and have it
> apply to everything being routed through that track, but nope, Reaper
> temporarily forgets I'm dealing with a folder. Same unfortunate
> behaviour applies to an item which isn't empty, but contains a wave
> file that's as close to silence as I could get, so it's not the item
> being empty that's causing the issue, Reaper is just forgetful lol.
>
> Does anyone have a method that works?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Scott
>
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