Automation Overview
Pro Tools provides many options for recording, replacing, and editing automation data.
The basic steps for automation recording are:
• Enable the automation type that you want to record (volume, pan, mute, send level, send pan, send mute, or plug-in automation).
• Put the appropriate tracks in an automation writing mode (Write, Touch, or Latch).
• If you are automating a plug-in, enable the individual plug-in controls to be automated.
• Automation Safe any plug-ins, outputs, or sends that have existing automation data that you want to protect from being overwritten.
• Begin playback to begin automation recording, and adjust controls as needed.
To edit automation once it has been recorded, you can:
• Repeat the above steps to write new automation over the previous data.
• Graphically edit the automation data in the Edit window.
• Cut, copy, paste, or delete automation data (certain restrictions apply).