Mixing : Automation : Automating Plug-Ins : Automatically Enabling Plug-Ins for Automation

Automatically Enabling Plug-Ins for Automation
You can set Pro Tools to automatically enable all controls of a plug-in for automation when you first add the plug-in to your session.
To automatically enable all plug-in controls for automation:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.
2 Select Plug-In Controls Default to Auto-Enabled.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences window.