FAIRLIGHT / AUTOMATION / PRACTICE

Prepared: 9 October 2026
https://videomontazher.com/en/fairlight/automation

Project / scene: ____________________
Event / intended change: ____________________
Track or bus / parameter: ____________________
Reference Mix List version: ____________________

Work in a test copy. Record what you actually observe.
The browser lab uses an authored curve; it does not reproduce Resolve or process audio.
Check ordinary In/Out for Fill/Glide separately from Active Range for recording.
This record contains no pre-approved results.

1 · Name the edit scope
Choose 10–15 seconds of a scene. Pick one event and decide whether it needs Clip Gain, a track parameter or a bus parameter. Record what should change and what should remain intact.
Parameters / boundaries / modes: ____________________
Observation before / inside / after: ____________________
What to preserve / revise: ____________________

2 · Compare Fill and Glide
In the lab, keep In/Out at 3–9 seconds and choose one Preview target. Apply Fill, undo it and apply Glide. Record the difference in starting value, shape and boundaries.
Parameters / boundaries / modes: ____________________
Observation before / inside / after: ____________________
What to preserve / revise: ____________________

3 · Check the writing restriction
In a Resolve test copy, set Active Range and perform a short pass. Start before In, finish after Out and inspect both sides. Record Touch and On Stop.
Parameters / boundaries / modes: ____________________
Observation before / inside / after: ____________________
What to preserve / revise: ____________________

4 · Check an edit and a mix version
Save a Mix List version. Move a test clip with Follows Edit, compare the result, then restore the edit. Note which automation should belong with the event.
Parameters / boundaries / modes: ____________________
Observation before / inside / after: ____________________
What to preserve / revise: ____________________

5 · Confirm the result
Return to automation reading and listen to the entire passage with its neighbours. Check the level and a short export. Record the actual result and the saved mix version’s name.
Parameters / boundaries / modes: ____________________
Observation before / inside / after: ____________________
What to preserve / revise: ____________________

Final read / write state: ____________________
Data changed outside the intended scope: ____________________
Follows Edit check: ____________________
Level / measurement point: ____________________
Short export checked by listening: ____________________
Saved version / note: ____________________

Sources:
DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual, Chapter 178, pages 4048–4055, 4060–4070.
https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci_Resolve_21_Reference_Manual.pdf
Official Resolve 18.1 announcement: Write To Start/End/All purpose.
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=170456
Fairlight Desktop Console Operation Manual, page 51: Auto Punch.
https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/Fairlight_Desktop_Console_Operation_Manual.pdf