Specifications
Pro Tools Menus Guide20
Automation
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only)
Copy to Send
This command lets you copy either the current
values or automation of a selected track’s vol-
ume, pan, mute, or LFE automation to the corre-
sponding playlist for the send. This is useful
when you want a track’s send automation to
mirror automation on the track itself.
To copy a track’s current control settings to a
send on that track, select
Current Value. To copy
the entire automation playlist for the track to a
send, select
Automation.
Thin
This command lets you selectively thin areas in
a track where automation data is too dense and
adversely affecting CPU performance. The
amount of thinning performed is determined by
the amount you have selected in the Automation
page of the Preferences dialog. Avoid over-thin-
ning data or it may no longer accurately reflect
the original automation.
Thin All
This command lets you thin all automation in a
track. The amount of thinning performed is de-
termined by the amount you have selected in the
Automation page of the Preferences dialog.
Avoid over-thinning data or it may no longer ac-
curately reflect the original automation.
Convert Volume Automation to
Clip Gain
This command converts track-based volume au-
tomation to clip gain settings. Volume automa-
tion is cut from the track volume automation
playlist and pasted to the clip. Once volume au-
tomation has been converted to clip gain, the
clip gain settings stay with the clip when moved,
cut, copied, or pasted.
Convert Clip Gain to Volume
Automation
This command converts clip gain settings to
track-based volume automation. Clip gain set-
tings are cut from the clip and pasted to track-
based volume automation at the same timeline
locations as the clip.
Coalesce Volume Automation to
Clip Gain
This command coalesces track-based volume
automation to clip gain settings. Volume auto-
mation is cut from the track volume automation
playlist and coalesced with the selected clip gain
settings.
After volume automation has been coalesced, it
is set to 0 dB in the selection.
Copy to Send dialog