Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 76)

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Writing automation to a Trim playlist works the
same way as writing automation to a main play-
list:
◆ When Trim moves are displayed separately in
a Trim automation playlist, the Smoothing,
Thinning, and AutoMatch preferences for auto-
mation also apply to Trim automation.
◆ When Trim moves are displayed separately in
a Trim automation playlist, you can write Trim
automation to an entire track, a selection, or a
portion of these with the Write Automation to
All, Start, or End commands.
To trim track Volume or Send levels:
1 In the Automation window, make sure the au-
tomation type (Volume or Send level) is write-
enabled.
2 Click the Automation Mode selector of the
track where you want to write automation and
choose the automation mode (Touch, Latch,
Touch/Latch, or Write).
3 Click the Automation Mode selector and
choose Trim.
4 Start playback, and adjust the Volume or Send
levels.
5 Stop playback to finish the Trim pass.
Coalescing Trim Automation
You can set Pro Tools to commit, or coalesce,
Trim automation to the main automation play-
list by the following methods:
After Every Pass Trim moves are automatically
applied when the transport is stopped at the end
of an automation pass. Trim automation playl-
ists are cleared, and Trim faders are returned to
zero.
On Exiting Trim Mode Trim moves are stored sep-
arately in the Trim automation playlist until
they are coalesced. Trim automation is automat-
ically coalesced on a track only when you take
the track out of Trim mode. You can repeat an
automation pass, edit Trim automation manu-
ally on any of the Trim playlists, or clear Trim
automation before coalescing with this method.
Manually Trim moves are stored separately in
the Trim automation playlist until they are coa-
lesced. With this setting, the only way to coa-
lesce Trim moves is with the Coalesce Trim Au-
tomation command. You can repeat an
automation pass, edit Trim automation manu-
ally on any of the Trim playlists, or clear Trim
automation before coalescing with this method.
To set the method by which Trim Automation is
coalesced:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.
2 Under Coalesce Trim Automation, select one
of the following:
• After Every Pass
• On Exiting Trim Mode
• Manually
In previous versions of Pro Tools, Trim au-
tomation was always applied after every
pass. The Coalesce After Every Pass prefer-
ence emulates this legacy behavior.
Even when automation is set to coalesce on
exiting Trim mode, you can use the Coa-
lesce Trim Automation command to com-
mit Trim moves at any time.
On ICON work surfaces, the presence of un-
coalesced Trim automation is indicated by
a flashing Trim switch or light.