Automation Modes - DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual

To copy a track for automation:
Select the track and choose Track > Duplicate.
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In the Duplicate Tracks dialog, do any of the
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following:
• Type the number of copies into the Num-
ber of Duplicates field.
• To copy the currently active (visible) Edit
playlist from the source track, select Active
Playlist.
• To copy all Edit playlists on the source
track, select Alternate Playlists
• To copy all automation from the source
track, select Automation.
• To copy all plug-in and insert assignments,
select Inserts.
• To copy all sends and send assignments, se-
lect Sends.
• To maintain all Mix and Edit Group assign-
ments, select Group Assignments.
Click OK to duplicate the track according to
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the settings in the Duplicate Tracks dialog.
To temporarily disable the original track,
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make it inactive by doing one of the following:
• Control-click (Windows) or Command-
click (Mac) the Track Type icon for the
track.
– or –
• Select the track and choose Track > Make
Inactive.
Edit automation on the duplicated track.
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Automation Modes

Automation modes control how a track's auto-
mation data is written and played back. Each
track provides an Automation Mode selector for
selecting the track's Automation mode.
Off Mode
Off mode turns off automation for all automat-
able parameters:
• Volume
• Pan
• Mute
• Send volume, pan, and mute
• Plug-in controls
• MIDI volume, pan, and mute
In Off mode, automation data for these parame-
ters is ignored during playback. All other MIDI
controller data is sent.
Automation can be switched from Off to an-
other Automation mode during playback or
record.
Read Mode
Read mode plays any automation that was pre-
viously written for a track.
Write Mode
Write mode writes automation from the time
playback starts to the time it stops, erasing any
previously written automation for the duration
of the automation pass.
AutoMatch can be applied to a Write automa-
tion pass. See "AutoMatch Time" on page 590.