MusicTechHelpGuy runs through Logic Pro's core volume automation tools using a real vocal track. Click to create breakpoints manually, or grab the Marquee tool to select a region and drag it up or down for quick, precise rides.
The Pencil tool draws freehand curves for more fluid, organic movement. The automation curve tool shapes existing ramps into exponential, logarithmic, or s-curve fades, and dragging over a section lets you delete automation entirely.
He applies these directly to a vocal, riding up soft opening phrases by half a dB to a few dB so certain words cut through the mix, then pulling down a secondary vocal to push it into the background. Small, targeted rides like these often do more for a mix than static level settings ever could.