Capturing Automation and Applying it Elsewhere

The Write Automation commands can also be used to capture automation states at specific locations in a track and apply them to other locations in the track.

To capture and apply automation:

1 In the Automation window, make sure that the automation parameters you want to edit are write-enabled. Deselect any parameters whose automation you want to preserve.

2 Click the Automation Mode selector and select Read mode for the tracks that have automation you want to capture.

3 Ensure that Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection is selected.

4 With the Selector tool, select the location where you want to capture automation. All automated controls update to reflect the automation at that location. (If you make a selection, the controls update to reflect the automation at the beginning of the selection.)

5 In each track you want to apply the captured automation, click the track’s Automation Mode selector and set the Automation mode to Off.

6 With the Selector tool, select the location where you want to apply the automation.

7 Enable the automation parameters previously suspended.

8 Choose Edit > Automation and select one of the following from the submenu:

To write the current value to only the automation parameter currently displayed in the Edit window, choose Write To Current.

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To write the current settings for all automation parameters enabled in the Automation Enable window, choose Write To All Enabled.

9 Click the Automation Mode selector and select Read mode for the tracks you want to play back with automation.