Attack Decay for an entire Track??

Hey guys I've recently adjusted my workflow by utilizing Sequencing and Track muting heavily. I used to program all of my sequences in order, and record my track out under song mode through main out(I don't use any software).

Due to the lack of quality/EQing with this method I've made the decision to just layer up my songs within a few sequences, if needed, and just mute out my layers for hook/verse and find the flow of the song by playing around.

I generally have many tracks with chords/strings or what have you that I would like to fade in and out of the mix cleanly when I unmute and re-mute them, but obviously if I apply attack/decay to the individual samples then obviously I'm not getting where I want.

I can program pads differently for attack/decay only samples and insert them where needed, but that interrupts the workflow as I would have to remember that the "attack sample" plays at "1.01" and ends at "... X.01" and play accordingly.

Is there any way to achieve phasing in/out for an entire track to allow my tracks to melt together more cohesively? Thanks.

Now that I think of it this is probably a stupid question. I'm going to try to mess around with software sometime soon and I guess if I'm recording my tracks out individually, I can just rock the faders in the software or on my mixer out to DAW.

some mpcs (2kxl for example) you can record the mixer changes.

so you'd go to the mixer screen while the seq is playing (make sure it's long enough - loop / copy stuff if you have to to extend it), then record the fade in with the mixer there - you'd have to do it for each pad though.

you might have to remember to load up this 'fade in' sequence but its an option.

neither have i ;]

id do it in daw via 8 outs.

truthfully i dont even do it in daw, if im doing anything like that i got a real mixer going and just do it there. so much nicer to have real time hands on control.


theres an idea, you could record note variation and make that a track, then mute / unmute your 'fade in' track.

Thanks for all the ideas.

I know on my 1000 you can record panning into a sequence, and now that I think back, there is a tab under the mixer that says "record mix changes [Y/N]" But these are still for individual pads though. But like you said I could duplicate the track and record the fades and mute/unmute.

I never really have a set sequence pattern with my workflow now so I guess I'll just have to go with the DAW, and really want to get my hands on a new mixer!

I do not use a DAW either and read your post with interest. I suggest that you use Qlink slider for velocity on the track you want to fade in and out. I would use sequencer and make sequence for each song. Then you can switch live and make tempo changes.