Logic Pro export Volume control

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Logic Pro export Volume control

I am recording an audiobook. The opening includes a short musical section on one track which fades out as the speaking begins on another track. I use the automation "yellow line" (not sure what that line is formally called) on the music track to adjust the volume level and create the fade out. When I play back the two tracks on Logic Pro the fade out works perfectly.

However, when I export the 2 tracks as a WAV file, the volume control disappears — no fade out.

If, instead of exporting as a WAV file, I bounce the 3 tracks as an mp3, then the fade out is captured.

How can I export a WAV file with the volume control in tact?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 5:43 PM

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mpk-apple Author

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Jan 10, 2021 6:24 PM in response to Eriksimon

Thank you for the answer. Why on earth would there not simply be a checkbox when exporting a WAV file that asks "Include Automation — Yes or No?" Why this multistep process? Strange.

On another point, I don't understand why the yellow line is called "Automation" when it is clearly meant for manual manipulation.

Marc

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Eriksimon

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Jan 10, 2021 6:11 PM in response to mpk-apple

(Volume) Automation (the "yellow line" is volume automation) is not included in an export. To include it, bounce the tracks in place (make sure to include the automation in the bounce-in-place dialog) and export those bounced-in-place tracks as WAVs.

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Eriksimon

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Jan 10, 2021 6:39 PM in response to mpk-apple

It is not "clearly" meant for manual manipulation, the ability to enter it manually is an added feature. Automation can be input manually, or with MIDI controllers.

Exporting is meant to export the "raw" recorded audio file. To "export" tweaks, you need to bounce. That is just how the workflow in Logic (and any other daw) has developed over many years.

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mpk-apple Author

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Jan 10, 2021 6:44 PM in response to Eriksimon

Got it. Thank you for your help.

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