M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 935)

Chapter 42: Automation 917
To enable plug-in controls for automation:
1 Open the Plug-in window for the plug-in you
want to automate.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the Automation Enable button in the
Plug-in window.
– or –
• Control-Alt-Start-click (Windows) or Com-
mand-Option-Control-click the Track View
selector in the Edit window.
3 In the plug-in automation dialog, choose the
controls to automate and click Add. If there are
multiple plug-ins on the same track, you can se-
lect from among them by clicking their buttons
in the Inserts section of this dialog.
4 Click OK to close the Plug-in Automation
dialog.
To automate a plug-in:
1 In the Plug-in Automation Enable window,
make sure plug-in automation is enabled for the
controls you want to automate.
2 In the Mix or Edit window, for each track con-
taining plug-ins you want to automate, click the
Automation Mode selector and set the Automa-
tion mode. For the initial automation pass, se-
lect Write.
3 Start playback to begin writing automation,
and move the controls you want to automate.
4 When you have finished, stop playback.
Enabling Automation for Individual
Plug-in Parameters
You can enable individual plug-in controls di-
rectly from the Plug-in window.
To enable a plug-in parameter from the plug-in
window:
1 Make sure the plug-in window is open for the
plug-in you want to automate.
2 Control-Alt-Start-click (Windows) or Com-
mand-Option-Control-click (Mac) the control
for the parameter.
Accessing the Plug-in Automation dialog
Plug-in automation dialog
Automation Enable button
Enabling plug-in automation for individual parameters