Pro Tools Reference Guide706
To AutoMatch a pan control or the controls for an
individual insert or send:
1 Press the switch in the Channel Strip Mode
controls to display the Pan controls or the top
level of Inserts or Sends for the channel.
2 Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac)
and press the Rotary Encoder Select switch for
the control you want to AutoMatch:
• For Sends, the Send level, pan, and mute
will AutoMatch.
• For Inserts, all automated controls will Au-
toMatch.
• For Pan, all pan sliders on the channel will
AutoMatch.
To AutoMatch all controls for a plug-in displayed in
the Dynamics or EQ section:
â– Hold Control (Windows) or Command (Mac)
and press the Auto switch in the Dyn or EQ sec-
tion of the console.
Priming Controls for Writing
Automation in Latch Mode
(Pro Tools HD Only)
If a track is in Latch or Touch/Latch automation
mode, you can prime individual controls for
writing automation while the transport is
stopped. This Latch Prime capability lets you pre-
pare for an automation pass before starting play-
back.
To prime controls for writing automation in Latch
mode while the transport is stopped:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Mixing.
2 Under Automation, select Allow Latch Prime
in Stop.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences window.
4 In the Automation window, make sure the
controls you want to automate are write-en-
abled.
5 Click the Automation Mode selector on the
track where you want to write automation and
do one of the following:
• Choose Latch mode to allow priming of all
automation-enabled controls on the track.
– or –
• Choose Touch/Latch mode to leave the
main Volume fader in Touch mode and al-
low priming of all other automation-en-
abled controls.
6 While the transport is stopped, touch or move
the controls you want to start writing at the be-
ginning of the automation pass. When at least
one control on a track is primed, the Automa-
tion Mode selector displays in bold.
7 Start playback. All primed controls begin writ-
ing automation at their primed values.
Automation mode indicator before (left) and after
priming of latched controls (right)
Automation
Mode
selector