M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 931)

Chapter 42: Automation 913
AutoMatch Indicators
There are triangular AutoMatch indicators at the
bottom left of each channel strip in the Mix
window. When lit, these indicate the direction
the fader will automatically move when Auto-
Matching.
Writing Automation
You can write automation for all automatable
controls by moving those controls during play-
back.
To write automation on tracks:
1 Choose Window > Automation.
2 Make sure the automation type is write-en-
abled.
3 In the Mix or Edit window, click the Automa-
tion Mode selector on each of the tracks you
want to automate, and set the Automation
mode. For the initial automation pass, select
Write
.
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.
Triangular AutoMatch indicators on a channel strip
AutoMatch indicator
Automation window
Setting the Automation mode of a track