M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 938)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 920
To AutoMatch all controls for a plug-in displayed in
the Dynamics or EQ section:
„ Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac)
and press the Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ sec-
tion of the console.
Priming Controls for Writing
Automation in Latch Mode
(Pro Tools HD Only)
If a track is in Latch or Touch/Latch automation
mode, you can prime individual controls for
writing automation while the transport is
stopped. This Latch Prime capability lets you pre-
pare for an automation pass before starting play-
back.
To prime controls for writing automation in Latch
mode while the transport is stopped:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.
2 Under Automation, select Allow Latch Prime in
Stop .
3 Click OK to close the Preferences window.
4 In the Automation window, make sure the
controls you want to automate are write-en-
abled.
5 Click the Automation Mode selector on the
track where you want to write automation and
do one of the following:
• Choose Latch mode to allow priming of all
automation-enabled controls on the track.
– or –
• Choose Touch/Latch mode to leave the
main Volume fader in Touch mode and al-
low priming of all other automation-en-
abled controls.
6 While the transport is stopped, touch or move
the controls you want to start writing at the be-
ginning of the automation pass. When at least
one control on a track is primed, the Automa-
tion Mode selector displays in red.
7 Start playback. All primed controls begin writ-
ing automation at their primed values.
8 Stop playback to finish the automation pass.
All tracks are taken out of their Latch Prime
state.
Taking Tracks and Controls Out of Latch
Prime
You can take individual tracks or automation
types out of their Latch Prime state before or
during an automation pass.
‹ When you take a track or automation type out
of Latch Prime before starting playback, it stays
in Latch mode but the corresponding controls
are not primed to write when playback starts.
Automation mode indicator before (left) and after
priming of latched controls (right)
You can use the Write to Punch command
at the end of your automation pass to write
the current value back to the start of the
pass.
Automation
Mode
selector