Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 122)

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2 Press the Select switch on the encoder where
you want to make the assignment.
3 Press the EQ or Dyn switch on the channel.
Automation Capture Feature
You can capture the current automation values
of actively writing controls and store them as
snapshots. See “New Automation Capture Fea-
ture” on page 77 for details.
On D-Control and D-Command, up to 48 snap-
shots can be stored and recalled. These stored
snapshots are saved with the Pro Tools session.
Capturing Automation Values
Before you can store automation values as a
snapshot preset, they must be loaded into the
Capture buffer.
To capture automation values:
1 In the Channel Strip Function controls, press
the Auto switch on each channel whose auto-
mation values you want to capture so that it is
in a write-enabled state (Write, Touch, Latch,
Touch/Latch or Latch).
2 In the Automation Enable controls, press the
corresponding switch to enable each automa-
tion type you want to capture (Volume, Pan,
Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send mute, or Plug-
in).
3 In the Management section, press the Snap
key to display the Capture commands in the
Soft Keys section.
4 Start playback, and if necessary, touch a write-
enabled control to start writing automation.
The Capture switch in the Soft Keys section
lights to indicate that a capture is possible.
5 When the currently writing controls reach a
value you want to capture, press the Capture
switch in the Soft Keys section.
The Punch Capture switch lights in the Soft
Keys section lights to indicate captured values
are available to punch.
Storing and Recalling Captured
Automation Values
After automation values are captured, the cap-
tured state can be stored in any of 48 available
snapshot presets. These can then be recalled to
the Capture buffer, where they are available to
punch.
To store a snapshot:
1 Capture the automation values you want to
store. (See “Capturing Automation Values” on
page 116.)
2 In the Management section, press the Snap
key repeatedly until the desired snapshot preset
number appears. The bottom four Soft Keys
show four snapshot presets at a time (1–4, 5–8,
etc.).
3 Hold the Soft Key that corresponds to the pre-
set you want save for more than one second.
The automation values currently in the Capture
buffer are stored in the preset. Any previously
saved preset is overwritten.
To recall a snapshot:
1 In the Management section, press the Snap
key repeatedly until the desired snapshot preset
number appears. The bottom four Soft Keys
show four snapshot presets at a time (1–4, 5–8,
etc.).