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value, and the value remains where it was when you stopped adjusting it.
Touch Identical to Write, except that automation does not start until you begin to adjust a
value. When you stop adjusting a property, its value returns to where it was before the
current automated changes were recorded. The rate of return is determined by the
Automatch Time audio preference.
If you want to alter automation settings for some properties while leaving other
properties unchanged, use the Safe During Write command on the context menu for a
property. This option prevents that property from being edited when Write automation
mode is on. When you set a property to Safe During Write, that property is protected
across all tracks in a sequence.
For information about automating track settings using the Timeline window, see “Working
with keyframes in the Timeline window” on page 222.
To automate track properties over time using the Audio Mixer window:
1 In the Audio Mixer window or Timeline window, set the current time to the point where
you want to start recording automation changes. In the Audio Mixer window, you can set
the current time at the top left corner of the window.
2 In the Audio Mixer window, choose an automation mode from the automation options
menu at the top of each track you want to automate.
3 If needed, prevent any property from being affected by the Write automation mode by
right-clicking the property and selecting Safe During Write from the menu that appears.
4 Click the Play button in the Audio Mixer window to start automation. You can also
click the Loop button to play the program in a continuous loop or click the Play In To Out
button to play from the In point to the Out point.
5 As the audio plays back, adjust any automatable properties.
6 To stop automation, click the Stop button .
7 To preview changes, reset the current time to the beginning of your changes, and click
the Play button .
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To protect a track property from being altered by the Write automation mode:
Right-click the track property’s menu or control, and choose Safe During Write from the
menu that appears.
Note: Use the Audio Mixer window to automate track properties only, not clip properties.
You can edit clip keyframes by selecting the clip and using the Effect Controls window or
timeline track.
To set the Automatch Time for Touch mode:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences.
2 Select the Audio pane, and enter a value for Automatch Time; then click OK.
Conforming audio
When you import audio into a project, Adobe Premiere Pro conforms the audio, converting
it to the current audio sample rate for the project at 32-bit quality. Once audio is
conformed, no further conversion is necessary except when you export to a format that
uses audio settings that do not match the project settings. Conforming audio affects
editing performance and project file management in the following ways:
• Conformed audio can be played back instantly at high quality, because it has been
made consistent with all other audio in the project.
• Adobe Premiere Pro always conforms audio files as they are imported. This may
decrease system performance as audio is being conformed. When audio is being
conformed, you see a progress bar at the lower right corner of the Adobe Premiere Pro