Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 119)

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◆ When the Volume fader on a track is writing
automation, the Automation mode indicator on
its channel flashes. (When any other track con-
trol is writing automation, the indicator lights
solid.)
Rotary Encoder Automation Mode Indicators
◆ When a control assigned to a rotary encoder is
enabled for automation, the encoder automa-
tion indicator lights solid yellow.
◆ When a control assigned to a rotary encoder is
writing automation, the encoder automation in-
dicator flashes red.
Automation Enable Switches
◆ When an automation type is enabled but is
not writing anywhere in the session, the corre-
sponding switch in the Automation Enable con-
trols (in the Channel Strip Master section) lights
solid.
◆ When an automation type is writing automa-
tion on any track in the session, the correspond-
ing switch in the Automation Enable controls
(in the Channel Strip Master section) flashes.
ProControl and Control|24 Automation
Indicators
Track Automation Mode Indicators
◆ When a track is enabled for automation but
not writing automation, the Automation mode
indicator on its channel lights solid.
◆ When any control on a track is writing auto-
mation, the Automation mode indicator on its
channel flashes.
Automation Enable Switches
◆ When an automation type is enabled but is
not writing anywhere in the session, the corre-
sponding switch in the Automation Enable con-
trols lights solid.
◆ When an automation type is writing automa-
tion on any track in the session, the correspond-
ing switch in the Automation Enable controls
flashes.
Selecting an Automation Mode
You can now cycle forward and backward
through automation modes on channels.
To select an automation mode for a channel, do
one of the following:
• To cycle forward through the automation
modes, press the Automation Mode switch
on the channel.
– or –
• To cycle backward through the automation
modes, hold Shift and press the Automa-
tion Mode switch on the channel.
ICON New Features and
Enhancements
(D-Control and D-Command Only)
Solo Safe Indication
D-Control and D-Command now indicate Solo
Safe in the following ways:
◆ When you first solo safe a track, its Solo
switch flashes.
◆ When another track is soloed, the Mute
switch on solo-safed tracks does not flash, indi-
cating that the track is not implicitly muted by
the solo.