Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 825)

Using Automation Quick Access
The Automation Quick Access feature makes track automation extremely fast and simple
if you only have one hardware MIDI controller available (one fader on your MIDI keyboard,
or maybe just the modulation wheel). You can use this single hardware controller to
access (and automate) the currently active automation parameter of the selected track
in the Arrange window.
To set up Automation Quick Access
1 Open Automation preferences, by doing one of the following:
• Choose Logic Pro > Preferences > Automation (or use the Open Automation Preferences
key command, default assignment: Option-A).
• Click the Preferences button in the Arrange toolbar, and choose Automation from the
menu.
2 Turn on Automation Quick Access, by clicking the On button in the Automation Quick
Access section.
A dialog prompts you to assign a controller.
Tip: You can quickly turn on the Automation Quick Access setting via the local Track >
Track Automation menu (or use the Toggle Automation Quick Access key command,
default assignment: Control-Option-Command-A).
3 Click the Assign button and slowly move the hardware controller that you want to use
for Automation Quick Access. Make sure that it’s moved through its entire range.
4 Confirm your selection by clicking the Done button below the Off/On buttons in the
Automation Quick Access section.
The Done button turns into a Learn Message button. Clicking the Learn Message button
allows you to assign a new controller for Automation Quick Access.
Clicking the Edit button opens the Controller Assignments window, where you can assign
the controller manually. See the Logic Pro Control Surfaces Support manual for more
information.
Once set up, you will have hardware control over the active automation parameter on
the current arrange track.
825 Chapter 28 Working with Automation