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Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
Automation
Cutting automation data is different from
deleting it, and yields different results. Copy-
ing automation leaves the original automa-
tion data intact.
You delete automation data by selecting a
range of breakpoints and pressing Delete
(Macintosh) or Backspace (Windows). See
“Deleting Automation” on page 298 for de-
tails.
You cut automation data by selecting a
range of breakpoints from an automation
playlist and selecting the Cut command.
When you cut automation data and when
you paste it into a new location, anchor
breakpoints are added to the beginning
and end points of the data. This is done to
preserve the true slope (of continuous con-
trols, such as Volume faders or pans) or
state (of switched or stepped controls, such
as Mutes) of the automation data both in-
side and outside the selection.
The following illustrations show the differ-
ence between cutting and deleting automa-
tion data. In Figure 19, a track is set to dis-
play Volume automation, and a range of
automation data is selected.
If the Cut command is chosen, anchor
breakpoints are created at each end of the
selection, and the automation slope on ei-
ther side of the cut data is preserved, as
shown in Figure 20.
If the data is deleted by pressing Delete
(Macintosh) or Backspace (Windows), the
automation data is removed, and automa-
tion values span the gap between pre-exist-
ing breakpoints, as in Figure 21.
In addition, if cut or copied data is pasted
elsewhere in a track, breakpoints are cre-
ated at the end points of the pasted data to
preserve its value and slope, as shown in
Figure 22.
Figure 19. Selecting automation data
Figure 20. After cutting the automation data
Figure 21. After deleting the automation data
Figure 22. After pasting the automation data in
another location