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Special Paste Function for
Automation Data
Normally, when you copy and paste auto-
mation data, it is pasted in an automation
playlist of the exact same type (for exam-
ple, Left Pan data is pasted into the Left Pan
playlist).
However, there may be times when you
want to paste from one data type to an-
other (for example, pasting Send 1 level
data into the Send 2 level playlist, or track
Mute data into the Send Mute playlist).
To paste data into a different automation
playlist:
■ Press Control (Macintosh) or the Start
key (Windows) when choosing Edit > Paste.
For this special paste mode to function, the
following must be true:
◆ Every track selected for pasting must be
currently displayed as automation data.
◆ There must be only one automation
playlist on the Clipboard for each target
track. (The Special Paste function cannot
copy multiple automation playlists for
each track.)
▲ You cannot interchange automation data be-
tween audio and MIDI tracks, or between con-
tinuous controls (such as faders or pans) and
switched or stepped controls (such as or mute
or MIDI controllers).
Writing Automation to the
Start, End or All of a
Selection
(TDM Systems Only)
Pro Tools allows you to write current auto-
mation values from any insertion point
forward (or backward) to the end (or begin-
ning) of a selection or track, or to an entire
selection or track, while performing an au-
tomation pass.
The Write to Start/All/End command does
not operate when the Pro Tools transport is
stopped. It only affects those automation
parameters that are currently write-enabled
and currently writing automation data. For
an automation parameter to write automa-
tion data, the associated track must be in
one of the following automation modes
and meet the following conditions:
Latch mode The automation parameter
must be changed (touched) during the au-
tomation pass.
Touch mode The automation parameter
must be changed (touched).
Write mode All automation parameters on
that track must be in Auto Write mode.
This command can be undone by choosing
Edit > Undo.
The Write to Start/All/End buttons in the Automation
Enable window