Choose automation modes, 536 choose automation modes – Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 17
Automate mix and effects settings
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Choose automation modes
Automation modes determine how automation tracks are treated. Automation is either off, being
read, or being written. You can independently set the automation mode for each track.
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Off: Hides any automation that exists on the track, without deleting it.
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Read: Plays back all automation that exists on the track. If volume data exists, for example, the
Volume fader will move during playback, following the prerecorded automation on the track.
You can’t change the value of the chosen automation parameter by moving controls when in
Read mode.
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Touch: Plays back automation in the same way as Read mode. You can modify the value of the
chosen automation parameter by moving controls in Touch mode. After the fader or knob is
released, the parameter follows existing automation on the track.
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Latch: Works like Touch mode, but after the fader or knob is released, the new parameter value
replaces existing automation on the track.
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Write: Erases existing automation on the track as the playhead passes over it. Records the new
control movement or deletes the existing data if you do nothing.
Set the automation mode for a track
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Show the track’s automation curves, then choose a mode from the Automation Mode pop-up
menu in the track header or the track’s channel strip.
Set the same automation mode for selected tracks
Do one of the following:
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Shift-click track headers to select them, then choose a mode from the Automation Mode pop-up
menu in one of the track headers.
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Shift-click channel strips in the Mixer to select them, then choose a mode from the Automation
Mode pop-up menu in one of the selected channel strips.
Set the automation modes using key commands
You can set the automation mode using the following key commands:
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Toggle Current Track Automation Off/Read
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Set Current Track to Automation Read
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Toggle Current Track Automation Touch/Read
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Toggle Current Track Automation Latch/Read
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Toggle Current Track Automation Write/Read
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Set All Tracks to Automation Off
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Set All Tracks to Automation Read
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Set All Tracks to Automation Touch
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Set All Tracks to Automation Latch
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Set All Tracks to Automation Write