Writing Automation

For more information, see the following topics:

Storing an Initial Control Position

Automating Switched Controls

Automating Switched Controls in Touch Mode

Setting Switched Controls for Momentary Behavior

You can write automation for all automatable controls by moving those controls during playback.

To write automation on tracks:

1 Choose Window > Automation.

2 Make sure the automation type is write-enabled.

 

Automation window

3 In the Mix or Edit window, click the Automation Mode selector on each of the tracks you want to automate, and set the Automation mode. For the initial automation pass, select Write.

 

Setting the Automation mode of a track

4 Start playback to begin writing automation.

5 Move the controls you want to automate (such as a track volume fader).

6 When you have finished, stop playback.

After the first automation pass, you can write additional automation to the track without completely erasing the previous pass by choosing Touch mode or Latch mode. These modes add new automation only when you actually move a control. (See Automation Modes.)

To write additional automation to a previous pass:

1 Enable Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection.

2 In the Edit window, make a selection or place the cursor in the location where you want to start writing automation.

3 In the Mix or Edit window, click the Automation Mode selector on each of the tracks you want to automate, and set the Automation mode to Touch or Latch mode.

4 Start playback to begin writing automation.

5 Move the controls you want to automate.

6 When you have finished, stop playback.

If you write automation in Touch mode with Loop Playback enabled, writing of automation will automatically stop at the end of the looped selection. At the beginning of each successive loop, you can then touch or move the control again to write new data.