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5
Adjust the controls you want to automate.
You can also change a plug-in preset.
6
Choose Edit > Automation and do one of the
following:
• To write the current value to only the cur-
rently displayed automation parameter,
choose Write to Current.
– or –
• To write the current settings for all automa-
tion parameters enabled in the Automation
window, choose Write to All Enabled.
Adding Snapshot Automation to
Empty Automation Playlists
When you use a Write Automation command on
an automation playlist with no previously writ-
ten automation data, the selected value is writ-
ten to the entire playlist and not just the se-
lected area.
This is because a playlist with no automation
data contains only a single automation break-
point that corresponds to the current position of
the control for the parameter. The position of
the breakpoint is updated whenever the param-
eter value is changed.
If you do not want the Write Automation com-
mand to write the selected automation value to
the entire playlist, you can:
• Anchor the automation data by placing the
cursor at the end of the session (or any other
end point) and choosing Write to Current.
– or –
• Click with any Grabber tool on each side of
the selection.
This lets the Write Automation command write
only to the selected area.
Writing Snapshot Automation over
Existing Automation Data
When you move the playback cursor, the auto-
mated controls in Pro Tools update to reflect the
automation data that is already on the track. To
keep the settings you have made for a snapshot,
you can suspend automation parameters to pre-
vent them from updating.
To write snapshot automation over existing data:
1
In the Automation window, make sure that
the automation parameters you want to edit are
write-enabled. Deselect any parameters whose
automation you want to preserve.
2
Adjust the controls for the parameters you
want to automate.
3
Click the Automation Mode selector and se-
lect Off mode for the tracks where you want to
apply the automation.
4
With the Selector, select the range where you
want to apply the automation.
5
Choose Edit > Automation and select one of the
following from the submenu:
• To write the current value to only the auto-
mation parameter currently displayed in
the Edit window, choose Write to Current.
– or –
• To write the current settings for all automa-
tion parameters enabled in the Automation
window, choose Write to All Enabled.
6
Click the Automation Mode selector and se-
lect Read mode for the tracks you want to play
back with automation.
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Capturing Automation and
Applying it Elsewhere
The Write Automation commands can also be
used to capture automation states at specific lo-
cations in a track and apply them to other loca-
tions in the track.
To capture and apply automation:
1
In the Automation window, make sure that
the automation parameters you want to edit are
write-enabled. Deselect any parameters whose
automation you want to preserve.
2
Click the Automation Mode selector and se-
lect Read mode for the tracks that have automa-
tion you want to capture.
3
Ensure that Options > Link Timeline and Edit Se-
lection is selected.
4
With the Selector tool, select the location
where you want to capture automation. All au-
tomated controls update to reflect the automa-
tion at that location. (If you make a selection,
the controls update to reflect the automation at
the beginning of the selection.)
5
In each track you want to apply the captured
automation, click the track’s Automation Mode
selector and set the Automation mode to Off.
6
With the Selector tool, select the location
where you want to apply the automation.
7
Enable the automation parameters previously
suspended.
8
Choose Edit > Automation and select one of the
following from the submenu:
• To write the current value to only the auto-
mation parameter currently displayed in
the Edit window, choose Write To Current.
– or –
• To write the current settings for all automa-
tion parameters enabled in the Automation
Enable window, choose Write To All Enabled.
9
Click the Automation Mode selector and se-
lect Read mode for the tracks you want to play
back with automation.
Snapshot Automation and
Trimming of Automation Data
Pro Tools lets you use trim values as snapshots
and apply the relative changes (delta values) to
the selected automation by using the Trim Auto-
mation command. This works in much the same
way as the Write Automation command, except
that it writes delta values instead of absolute val-
ues to automation data.
You can use trim values in writing snapshot au-
tomation to any automatable parameter.
To create a snapshot of relative changes in
automation data:
1
In the Automation window, make sure that
the automation parameters you want to edit are
write-enabled. Deselect any parameters whose
automation you want to preserve.
2
Select the area of the track you want to edit.
All automated controls update to reflect the au-
tomation at the beginning of the selection.
3
Move the controls for the parameter up or
down by the amount you want to change the
data.
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4
Choose Edit > Automation and do one of the
following:
• To write the current delta value to only the
currently displayed automation parameter,
choose Trim to Current.
– or –
• To write the current delta value for all auto-
mation parameters enabled in the Automa-
tion window, choose Trim to All Enabled.
Previewing Automation
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit 2 Only)
Automation Preview mode lets you audition
changes to a mix and compare them to existing
automation values without committing them to
the automation playlist.
When you put Pro Tools in Automation Preview
mode, you can preview values for automation-
enabled controls on any track that is in a writ-
able automation mode.
While in Automation Preview mode, when you
touch or move a control, it isolates the control,
disengaging it from its automation playlist. The
control stops reading or writing automation, al-
lowing you to freely audition changes.
When you have found a level or state that you
want to use, you can then commit or punch the
previewed value to the automation playlist for
the isolated controls.
ɿ
If you punch during playback, the automa-
tion mode is set to Latch and writing begins at
the preview value.
ɿ
If you punch while the transport is stopped,
the automation mode is set to Latch and the
control is primed at the preview value.
Previewing New Automation
Values
To preview a new automation value for a control:
1
Make sure the track where you want to pre-
view the value is enabled for automation
(Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch or their correspond-
ing Trim modes).
2
Make sure the automation type you want to
preview is enabled in the Automation window
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send
mute, or Plug-In).
3
Click the Preview button in the Automation
window. The button lights green to indicate that
Preview mode is active.
4
To isolate a control, touch or move an auto-
mation-enabled control.You can isolate controls
during playback or while the transport is
stopped.
It is not necessary for the Allow Latch Prime
in Stop preference to be enabled for Preview
to put a control into Latch Prime.
Preview controls in the Automation window
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The Automation Mode indicator on the track
lights green to indicate that at least one of its
controls is isolated, and the Punch Preview but-
ton in the Automation window lights to indi-
cate a preview value is available to punch.
5
Start playback and adjust the isolated control
to audition the changes.
Taking Controls Out of Isolated
State
You can take controls out of their isolated state
without leaving Preview mode.
To take all controls on a track out of their isolated
state, do one of the following:
ɸ
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the automation mode selector on the
track.
– or –
ɸ
Change the track automation mode to Read or
Off.
To take all controls of an automation type out of
their isolated state:
ɸ
In the Automation window, disable the auto-
mation type.
Isolating Multiple Controls
In some cases, such as when starting a new mix,
you may want to isolate multiple controls at the
same time.
To isolate all currently write-enabled controls:
ɸ
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the
Preview button.
To isolate all write-enabled controls on all selected
tracks:
ɸ
Alt-Shift-click (Windows) or Option-Shift
click (Mac) the Preview button.
Suspending Preview Mode
You can temporarily suspend Preview mode, al-
lowing you to toggle between preview values
and existing automation.
To suspend Preview mode:
ɸ
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the Preview button.
Punching Preview Values
After you have isolated a control and auditioned
a new value, you can punch (write) the value to
the automation playlist.
To punch a preview value to the automation
playlist:
ɸ
Click the lit Punch Preview button.
Preview Mode and “Write To”
Commands
The Write Automation To commands work as fol-
lows with Preview mode:
Before Punching Preview Values The Write Auto-
mation To commands (except Write to Next Break-
point) can be used to extend previewed values.
The Write Automation To command will only ap-
ply to isolated controls. Pro Tools remains in
Preview mode.
After Punching Preview Values The Write Automa-
tion To commands (except Write to Next Break-
point) can be used to extend the punched value
in the same manner as other automation.
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Capturing Automation
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit 2 Only)
You can capture current automation values at
one location in a session and quickly apply
them in another location with the Capture and
Punch Capture commands. The Capture com-
mand temporarily stores the value of all controls
currently writing automation, and the Punch
Capture commands writes those stored values to
all enabled automation types.
ɿ
ICON Systems allow for the capture of up to
48 different values, or snapshots.
ɿ
All other systems allow for the capture of a
single value.
Capturing Automation Values
You can capture the current automation values
of actively writing controls.
To capture automation values:
1
Make sure all tracks whose automation values
you want to capture are in a write-enabled state
(Write, Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch or Latch).
2
Make sure the automation types you want to
capture are enabled in the Automation window
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send
mute, or Plug-In).
3
Start playback. When you reach a location
where you want to capture the current automa-
tion states, click the Capture button in the Auto-
mation window.
The Punch Capture button in the Automation
window lights to indicate a captured value is
available to punch.
Punching Captured Automation
Values
After automation values are captured, they can
be punched (written) to another location in the
track. Any tracks set to Read or Off are unaf-
fected.
ɿ
If you punch during playback, the automa-
tion mode of any track set to Touch is set to Latch
and writing begins at the captured value.
ɿ
If you punch while the transport is stopped,
the automation mode of any track set to Touch is
set to Latch and the control is primed at the cap-
tured value.
Capture controls in the Automation window
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To punch captured automation values:
1
Move to a location where you want to apply
the captured automation states. You can do this
during playback or while the transport is
stopped.
2
Click the Punch Capture button in the Auto-
mation window to apply the captured automa-
tion states. The captured states are applied to all
automation types that are currently enabled in
the Automation window.
Capturing Automation Values for
All Controls
You can capture the state of all automatable
controls (except on tracks with their Automa-
tion Mode set to Off) in a session, regardless of
whether they are currently writing automation.
To capture the automation values of all controls:
ɸ
When you reach a location where you want to
capture the current automation states, Alt-click
(Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the Capture
button.
To capture the automation values of all controls on
selected tracks only:
ɸ
When you reach a location where you want to
capture the current automation states, Alt-Shift-
click (Windows) or Option-Shift-click (Mac) the
Capture button.
Punching Automation Values for
All Controls
You can punch all captured automation values
to another location on their corresponding
tracks (except those tracks with their Automa-
tion Mode set to Off).
To punch the automation values of all controls:
ɸ
When you reach a location where you want to
apply the captured automation states, Alt-click
(Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the Punch
Capture button. Any track set to Read or Touch
are set to Latch. Any tracks set to Off are unaf-
fected.
To punch the automation values of all controls on
selected tracks only:
ɸ
When you reach a location where you want to
apply the captured automation states, Alt-Shift-
click (Windows) or Option-Shift-click (Mac) the
Punch Capture button. Any selected tracks set to
Read or Touch are set to Latch. Any selected
tracks set to Off are unaffected.
Capture and Trim Mode
The Capture and Punch Capture commands
work with Trim automation in the same way as
regular automation. Pro Tools saves Trim status
when capturing, so if you attempt to punch cap-
tured Trim values while displaying a non-Trim
automation playlist, Pro Tools will automati-
cally apply the values to the corresponding Trim
playlist.
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Punch Capture and “Write To”
Commands
After issuing a Punch Capture command, the af-
fected controls are writing automation (in Latch
mode), so any of the Write Automation To com-
mands can be used to extend the punched value
in the same manner as other automation.
Capture and Preview Mode
Loading Captured Values into Preview
You can preview and modify captured automa-
tion values in Preview mode before punching
the values to the automation playlist.
To capture an automation value and use it to
preview:
1
Make sure the track where you want to pre-
view the value is enabled for automation
(Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch or their correspond-
ing Trim modes).
2
Make sure the automation type you want to
preview is enabled in the Automation window
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send
mute, or Plug-In).
3
Capture an automation value that you want to
preview in another location on a track. (See
“Capturing Automation Values” on page 1053.)
4
Go to a location where you want to preview
the captured automation states, and click the
Preview button in the Automation window.
5
Click the Punch Capture button.
The affected controls are isolated and updated
to the captured values. The Punch Preview but-
ton in the Automation window lights to indi-
cate the preview value is available to punch.
6
Start playback and adjust the isolated control
to audition the changes.
7
When you are ready to punch the preview
value to the automation playlist, click the lit
Punch Preview button.
Capturing Values While in Preview Mode
When you are in Preview mode, you can capture
the values of isolated controls and apply them
elsewhere on a track. By capturing preview val-
ues, you can leave the underlying automation
unchanged at the place where you capture.
On ICON systems, you can use preview mode to
capture multiple snapshots without changing
automation.
To capture a preview value:
1
Activate Preview mode and isolate a control.
(See “Previewing New Automation Values” on
page 1051).
2
Start playback and adjust the isolated control
to audition the changes.
3
When you are ready to capture preview value,
click the Capture button in the Automation
window.
The Punch Capture button in the Automation
window lights to indicate a captured value is
available to punch.
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VCA Master Track Automation
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit 2 Only)
Displaying Automation on VCA
Master Tracks
The following controls on VCA Master tracks
can be automated and have separate automa-
tion playlists:
• Volume
• Volume trim
• Mute
These automation playlists follow the same be-
havior as automation playlists on other track
types. For more information on Volume trim au-
tomation, see “Trimming Automation” on
page 1037.
Displaying the Composite
Automation Playlist on Slave
Tracks
When a track is a VCA slave, you can display a
composite automation playlist that shows the
contribution of the VCA Master to the Volume
or Mute automation data on the slave track. This
composite playlist reflects the actual position of
the Volume fader on the slave track.The com-
posite playlist display cannot be directly edited.
To display the composite playlist on VCA slave
tracks:
ɸ
Select View > Automation > Composite Playlist.
Excluding VCA Slave Tracks from
VCA Master Automation
When you are writing automation on a VCA
Master track, the corresponding moves will ap-
pear on the composite automation playlist of
each of its slave tracks. If you want to exclude a
slave track from an automation pass, write-en-
able the slave track for automation.
To exclude a slave track from VCA Master track
automation pass:
1
Write-enable the VCA Master track for auto-
mation (Write, Touch or Latch mode).
2
Write-enable the slave track you want to ex-
clude for automation (Write mode).
3
Make sure other slave tracks that you want to
include in the pass are not write-enabled for au-
tomation.
4
Start playback.
5
Move the fader on the VCA Master track.
6
Stop playback.
Automation is written on the excluded slave
track such that the fader moves on the VCA
Master track are canceled out, and the fader on
the excluded slave track does not move on sub-
sequent playback.
Viewing composite automation on a VCA slave track
Volume
automation
Composite
playlist
playlist
Automation for excluded VCA slave track, canceling
VCA Master automation
VCA Master
included slave
excluded slave
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Coalescing VCA Automation
There are several ways to commit, or coalesce,
the contribution of a selected VCA Master
track’s Volume and Mute automation to the au-
tomation playlists of its slave tracks.
Clearing the VCA Master
You can use a VCA Master to write grouped au-
tomation, coalesce the VCA automation to all of
the slave tracks, and clear the automation on the
VCA Master. The coalesced tracks will play back
exactly as they did when they were in the VCA
group.
To coalesce automation from a VCA Master to all
of its slave tracks and retain the VCA Master:
1
Select the VCA Master track whose automa-
tion you want to coalesce.
2
Do one of the following:
• Choose Track > Coalesce VCA Master Auto-
mation.
– or –
• Right-click the VCA Master track name and
choose Coalesce VCA Master Automation.
The composite Volume level and Mute state are
coalesced to each of the slave tracks. The VCA
Master Volume fader is reset to zero, the VCA
Mute is set to unmuted, and any automation on
the VCA Master is cleared.
Deleting the VCA Master
You can temporarily use a VCA Master to write
grouped automation, then coalesce the VCA au-
tomation to all of the slave tracks by deleting
the VCA Master. The coalesced tracks will play
back exactly as they did when they were in the
VCA group.
To coalesce automation from a VCA Master to all
of its slave tracks and delete the VCA Master
track:
1
Select the VCA Master track whose automa-
tion you want to coalesce.
2
Choose Track > Delete.
The composite Volume level and Mute state are
committed to each of the slave tracks.
Removing a Slave Track from a
VCA Group
You can remove an individual slave track from a
VCA group, which commits the VCA automa-
tion to that track, leaving the VCA Master and
the other slave tracks untouched. The coalesced
slave track plays back exactly as it did when it
was in the VCA group.
This action cannot be undone.
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To coalesce automation from a VCA Master to an
individual slave track:
1
Do one of the following:
• Choose Modify Groups from the Group List
menu.
• Click the Group ID indicator on the track
and choose Modify.
• Right-click the Group name in the Group
List and choose Modify.
2
In the Groups dialog, select the VCA-con-
trolled group that includes the slave track.
3
In the Groups dialog, click Tracks and remove
the slave track from the group.
4
Click OK.
The slave track is removed from the VCA group,
and the composite Volume level and Mute state
are coalesced to the track.
Duplicating a Slave Track
When you duplicate a slave track without dupli-
cating its group assignments, the VCA automa-
tion is coalesced to the duplicate track. The co-
alesced duplicate plays back exactly as if it were
in the VCA group.
To coalesce automation from a VCA Master to a
single slave track by duplicating the track:
1
Select the slave track whose automation you
want to coalesce.
2
Choose Track > Duplicate.
3
In the Duplicate Track dialog, deselect Group
Assignments.
4
Click OK.
The composite Volume level and Mute state are
coalesced to the duplicate track. The original
slave track is preserved, and the VCA group is
unchanged.
Coalescing Automation Across an
Edit Selection
You can commit VCA automation across an Edit
selection in a VCA Master track, without com-
mitting the automation on the entire length of
the track.
To coalesce automation in an Edit selection on a
VCA Master track:
1
Select the VCA Master track whose automa-
tion you want to coalesce.
2
Make an Edit selection in the VCA Master
track that includes the range of automation you
want to coalesce.
3
Do one of the following:
• Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) and
choose Track > Coalesce VCA Master Automa-
tion.
– or –
• Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac) and
Right-click the VCA Master track name and
choose Coalesce VCA Master Automation.
The composite Volume level and Mute state are
committed to each of the slave tracks over the
Edit selection. The VCA Master Volume is set to
zero, the VCA Mute state is set to unmuted, and
any automation on the VCA Master is cleared
for the selected area only.
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