Specifications

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Previewing New Automation
Values
To preview a new automation value for a control:
1 Make sure the track where you want to pre-
view the value is enabled for automation
(Touch, Latch, Touch/Latch or their correspond-
ing Trim modes).
2 Make sure the automation type you want to
preview is enabled in the Automation window
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send
mute, or Plug-In).
3 Click the Preview button in the Automation
window. The button lights green to indicate that
Preview mode is active.
4 To isolate a control, touch or move an auto-
mation-enabled control.You can isolate controls
during playback or while the transport is
stopped.
The Automation Mode indicator on the track
lights green to indicate that at least one of its
controls is isolated, and the Punch Preview but-
ton in the Automation window lights to indi-
cate a preview value is available to punch.
5 Start playback and adjust the isolated control
to audition the changes.
Taking Controls Out of Isolated
State
You can take controls out of their isolated state
without leaving Preview mode.
To take all controls on a track out of their isolated
state, do one of the following:
 Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the automation mode selector on the
track.
– or –
 Change the track automation mode to Read or
Off.
To take all controls of an automation type out of
their isolated state:
 In the Automation window, disable the auto-
mation type.
Preview controls in the Automation window
Preview
Punch
Preview