DigiDesign Pro Tools Reference Manual page 598

AutoJoin with Latch Mode
Pro Tools provides two different methods to re-
sume writing automation on controls that were
active at the point where the transport stopped:
AutoJoin Lets you automatically resume writing
automation in Latch mode.
Join Lets you manually resume writing automa-
tion in Latch mode. Join is available only with
Digidesign-supported control surfaces.
To enable AutoJoin from Pro Tools:
Choose Window > Automation.
1
Click the AutoJoin button.
2
AutoJoin Enable button in the Automation window
See your control surface guide for details on
using Join and AutoJoin with a control sur-
face.
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AutoJoin button
AutoJoin Indicator
After a Latch automation pass with AutoJoin en-
abled, the AutoJoin indicator appears in the
Pro Tools Edit window.
AutoJoin indicator
AutoJoin indicator in the Edit window
The AutoJoin indicator is a vertical line that sig-
nifies the point where the last automation pass
was stopped, and the point where the "join" will
automatically occur on all tracks that were writ-
ing during that previous pass. When automa-
tion writing is resumed from this point, the line
disappears.
To use Join or AutoJoin to resume writing
on controls that were writing when the
transport stopped, restart the transport be-
fore the AutoJoin indicator.
Touch/Latch Mode
Touch/Latch Automation mode places a track's
Volume control in Touch mode and all other
automatable controls in Latch mode.
In Touch/Latch mode, the Volume control fol-
lows Touch behavior, writing automation when
touched and returning to previously written lev-
els when released.