DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual page 935

To enable plug-in controls for automation:
Open the Plug-in window for the plug-in you
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want to automate.
Do one of the following:
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• Click the Automation Enable button in the
Plug-in window.
Accessing the Plug-in Automation dialog
– or –
• Control-Alt-Start-click (Windows) or Com-
mand-Option-Control-click the Track View
selector in the Edit window.
In the plug-in automation dialog, choose the
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controls to automate and click Add. If there are
multiple plug-ins on the same track, you can se-
lect from among them by clicking their buttons
in the Inserts section of this dialog.
Plug-in automation dialog
Click OK to close the Plug-in Automation
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dialog.
Automation Enable button
To automate a plug-in:
In the Plug-in Automation Enable window,
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make sure plug-in automation is enabled for the
controls you want to automate.
In the Mix or Edit window, for each track con-
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taining plug-ins you want to automate, click the
Automation Mode selector and set the Automa-
tion mode. For the initial automation pass, se-
lect Write.
Start playback to begin writing automation,
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and move the controls you want to automate.
When you have finished, stop playback.
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Enabling Automation for Individual
Plug-in Parameters
You can enable individual plug-in controls di-
rectly from the Plug-in window.
To enable a plug-in parameter from the plug-in
window:
Make sure the plug-in window is open for the
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plug-in you want to automate.
Control-Alt-Start-click (Windows) or Com-
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mand-Option-Control-click (Mac) the control
for the parameter.
Enabling plug-in automation for individual parameters
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