Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 71)

Chapter 6: Automation Features and Enhancements 65
To write current automation values back to the
automation punch point:
1 Choose Window > Automation to open the
Automation window.
2 Make sure that the appropriate automation
type is write enabled.
3 Click in a track to define an insertion point.
4 Click Play to being playback.
5 Make sure you are actively writing on the ap-
propriate track if you are in Touch, Touch/Latch,
or Latch mode.
6 When you reach a point in the track where
you want to apply the current settings, click the
Write Automation to Punch Point button.
The current values of all write-enabled parame-
ters are written back to the point where the first
control began writing automation.
Using “Write To” Commands
During Playback
In Pro Tools 7.2, you can carry out any of the
“Write Automation To” commands without
stopping the Pro Tools transport. On supported
control surfaces, the corresponding “Write To”
button flashes until you stop the transport.
While the Pro Tools transport is moving, issuing
“Write Automation To” commands affects writ-
ing of automation in the following ways:
• Write to Start/Selection Start: Currently
writing controls continue writing automa-
tion
• Write to All/Selection: Currently writing
controls (except controls in Write mode)
punch out of writing automation
• Write to End/Selection End: Currently writ-
ing controls (except controls in Write
mode) punch out of writing automation
• Write to Next Breakpoint: Currently writ-
ing controls (except controls in Write
mode) punch out of writing automation
• Write to Punch point: Currently writing
controls continue writing automation
Write To Punch Point buttons in the Automation window
Write to Punch Point
Write to Punch Point
on Stop
In previous versions of Pro Tools, the trans-
port automatically stopped when a “Write
To” command was issued.