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Automation controls, Modes switch, Prefs switch – Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual

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Chapter 10: Control Surface Features

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Operation Switch (Page 5)

SplFcs (Focus VCA Master When Spilled)

Causes

a VCA Master track to be focused in the Focus
Channel Strip when its slave tracks are “spilled,”
or displayed in Custom Faders by pressing the
Bypass/Mute switch on the VCA Master.

FilBnk (Always Fill Channel Strips When Banking)

Toggles the preference setting that maximizes
the number of channels displayed in Normal
mode when banking. When selected, banking
follows end stop behavior.

FillCF (Always Fill Custom Faders When Banking)

Toggles the preference setting that maximizes
the number of channels displayed in Custom
Faders when banking. When selected, banking
follows end stop behavior.

New Setting for Touch/Val Preference

TchVal (Touch Display of Parameter Values
On/Off/NoVol)

This Operation preference can

now turn off the display of volume values for
faders and keep the parameter display for encod-
ers with the “NoVol” setting.

Automation Controls

Actions Switch

The Actions switch displays the following new
commands:

Actions Switch (Page 1)

Prview (Preview)

Puts Pro Tools in Preview mode

Punch Prview (Punch Preview)

Executes the

Punch Preview command

Prview Suspnd (Preview Suspend)

Suspends Pre-

view mode

Captre (Capture)

Executes the Capture com-

mand

Punch Captre (Punch Capture)

Executes the

Punch Capture command

Actions Switch (Page 2)

Wrt To Punch (Write To Punch Point)

Writes cur-

rent automation values back to the point where
writing of automation began

Actions Switch (Page 4)

Colesc VCAAtm (Coalesce VCA Automation)

Ex-

ecutes the Track > Coalesce VCA Master Auto-
mation command

Colesc TrmAtm (Coalesce Trim Automation)

Exe-

cutes the Track > Coalesce Trim Automation
Command

Clear TrmAtm (Clear Trim Automation)

Executes

the Track > Clear Trim Automation Command

Suspnd TrmAtm (Suspend Trim Automation)

Temporarily suspends Trim automation to allow
auditioning of Trim moves

Modes Switch

The Modes switch displays the following new
modes:

AWrtTo Punch (Auto Write to Punch Point on
Stop)

Writes current automation values back to

where automation pass began

Prefs Switch

The Prefs switch displays these new preferences:

Prefs Switch (Page 1)

LchStp (Allow Latch Prime in Stop)

Toggles the

Allow Latch Prime in Stop preference, which al-
lows tracks in Latch mode to be primed for writ-
ing automation while the transport is stopped