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Punching Out of Plug-in Automation
During an Automation Pass
To punch out of writing automation for a plug-in
parameter during an automation pass:
1 Press the Insert switch in the track’s channel
strip.
2 For the plug-in you want to display, press the
encoder switch that corresponds to “more.”
3 Press the Select/Auto switch in the Switch
Functions section so that it is lit.
4 Press Play to begin the automation pass.
5 During the automation pass, press a flashing
encoder switch to punch the corresponding pa-
rameter out of automation write mode.
6 When you are finished, press the Select/Auto
switch in the Switch Functions section so that it
is unlit.
Previewing Automation
(Pro Tools HD Only)
To preview a new automation value for a control:
1 Enable the track for automation by cycling its
Automation Mode switch to enable Touch,
Latch, or Touch/Latch mode.
2 Enable the automation type by pressing its
switch in the Automation Enable section.
3 Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
press the Off switch in the Global Automation
Modes section. The Off switch flashes to indi-
cate Preview mode.
4 Isolate a control by moving it.
5 Start playback and adjust the isolated control
to audition the new automation value.
To suspend Preview mode;
Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
press the Read switch in the Global Automation
Modes section.
To punch a preview value to the automation
playlist:
Hold the Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and
press the flashing Off switch n the Global Auto-
mation Modes section.
Capturing Automation
(Pro Tools HD Only)
To capture automation values:
1 Enable the tracks whose automation values
you want to capture by cycling their Automa-
tion Mode switches to a write-enabled state
(Write, Touch, Touch/Latch, or Latch).
2 Enable all of the automation types you want
to capture by pressing their switches in the Au-
tomation Enable section.
3 Start playback.
4 When you reach a location where you want to
capture the current automation states, hold the
Command/Ctrl Modifier switch and press the
Touch switch in the Global Automation Modes
section.
To punch captured automation values:
1 Move to a location where you want to apply
the captured automation states.
2 Hold the Command/Ctrl+Ctrl/Win Modifier
switches and press the Touch switch in the Glo-
bal Automation Modes section.