Specifications

Chapter 28: Automation 459
Writing Automation
You can write automation for all automatable
controls by moving those controls during play-
back.
To write automation on a track:
1 Choose Windows > Automation Enable.
2 Make sure the automation type is write-en-
abled.
3 From the Automation Mode pop-up menu, se-
lect an Automation mode for each track you
want to automate. For the initial automation
pass, select Auto Write.
4 Click Play to begin writing automation.
5 Move the controls you want to automate.
6 When you have finished, click Stop.
After the first automation pass, you can write
additional automation to the track without
completely erasing the previous pass by choos-
ing Auto Touch mode or Auto Latch mode.
These modes add new automation only when
you actually move the control. (See “Automa-
tion Modes” on page 453.)
To write additional automation to a previous pass:
1 Enable Operations > Link Edit and Timeline
Selection.
2 In the Edit window, make a selection or place
the cursor in the location where you want to
start writing automation.
3 From the Automation Mode pop-up menu, se-
lect Auto Touch or Auto Latch mode for the
tracks you want to automate.
4 Click Play to begin writing automation.
5 Move the controls you want to automate.
6 When you have finished, click Stop.
Storing an Initial Controller Position
When you create a new audio track, Auxiliary
Input, or MIDI track, it is automatically placed
into Auto Read mode. Even though the track is
in Auto Read mode, you can set the initial posi-
tion of any automatable control, and it is saved
with your session.
Automation Enable window
Choosing an Automation mode
If you write automation in Auto Touch
mode with Loop Playback enabled, writing
of automation will automatically stop at
the end of the looped selection. At the begin-
ning of each successive loop, you can then
touch or move the control again to write
new data.