Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 77)

Chapter 6: Automation Features and Enhancements 71
To coalesce Trim automation on a track when
exiting Trim mode:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.
2 Under Coalesce Trim Automation, select On
Exiting Trim Mode.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences window.
4 Make sure the Pro Tools transport is stopped.
5 On the track where you want to coalesce Trim
automation, click the Automation Mode selec-
tor and deselect Trim.
The Trim automation is applied to the main au-
tomation playlist, Trim automation playlists are
cleared, and Trim faders are returned to zero.
To manually coalesce Trim automation on a track:
1 Select the track where you want to coalesce
the Trim automation.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Track > Coalesce Trim Automation.
– or –
• Right-click the track name and choose Co-
alesce Trim Automation from the pop-up
menu.
The Trim automation is applied to the main au-
tomation playlist, Trim automation playlists are
cleared, and Trim faders are returned to zero.
Clearing Trim Automation
If Trim automation has not been coalesced on a
track, you can clear it. When you clear Trim au-
tomation, automation breakpoints on all Trim
playlists are deleted and all Trim faders are reset
to zero.
To clear Trim automation:
1 Select the track where you want to clear the
Trim automation.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Track > Clear Trim Automation.
– or –
• Right-click the track name and choose
Clear Trim Automation from the pop-up
menu.
Suspending Trim Automation
If Trim automation has not been coalesced on a
track, you can temporarily suspend playback of
Trim automation in order to compare the effect
of Trim moves with the original, unmodified au-
tomation during playback. When you suspend
Trim automation, any Trim automation data is
ignored and Trim faders are temporarily set to
zero.
To suspend all Trim automation on all tracks:
■ In the Automation window, Command-click
(Mac) or Control-click (Windows) the Suspend
button.
If transport is playing and you are writing
automation, you cannot directly enter or
exit Trim mode. You must AutoMatch be-
fore exiting Trim mode. This prevents any
abrupt jumps in automation values.
Suspending Trim automation