Deleting Automation

For more information, see the following topics:

Clearing Trim Automation

Automation data takes the form of a line graph with editable breakpoints. The easiest way to remove automation in a track or selection is to manually delete breakpoints from the automation playlist.

Removing data in this manner is different from using the Cut command, which creates anchor breakpoints at the boundaries of the remaining data. For details, see Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Automation.

To remove automation data, display the automation playlist you want to edit by selecting it from the Track View selector, or by revealing it in an Automation lane, and do one of the following:

To remove a single breakpoint:

With the Pencil tool or any Grabber tool, Option-click (Mac)ro Alt-click (Windows) the breakpoint.

To remove several breakpoints at once:

Use the Selector tool to select a range that contains the breakpoints, and press Delete (Mac) or Backspace (Windows).

To remove all automation data of the displayed type:

Click with the Selector tool in the track and choose Edit > Select All, then press Delete (Mac) or Backspace (Windows).

To remove all automation for all automation playlists on a track:

1 Use the Selector tool to select a range of data to be removed.

2 Press Control+Delete (Mac) or Start+Backspace (Windows).

All automation data within the selection is removed for all automation playlists on that track, regardless of whether automation is write-enabled for those controls.