Pro Tools Reference Guide76
After Write Pass, Switch To Selects the Automa-
tion mode that Pro Tools tracks automatically
switch to after an automation pass in Write (or
Write Trim) mode. You can choose to switch to
Touch or Latch mode, or stay in Write mode by
selecting No Change. After an automation pass
in Write Trim mode, tracks automatically switch
to the Trim version of the specified setting.
Coalesce Trim Automation Options
(Pro Tools HD Only)
These options determine when Trim automa-
tion is committed to the main automation play-
list on a track.
After Every Pass Sets Trim automation to coa-
lesce when the transport is stopped at the end of
each Trim automation pass. No Composite Play-
list is indicated.
On Exiting Trim Mode Sets Trim Automation to
coalesce on a track when the track is taken out
of Trim mode. A Composite Playlist can be
viewed before committing Trim moves.
Manually Trim Automation can be coalesced
only with the Coalesce Trim Automation com-
mand. A Composite Playlist can be viewed be-
fore committing Trim moves.
Processing Preferences
AudioSuite Section
Buffer Size
AudioSuite Buffer Size sets the size of the mem-
ory buffer used for audio processing and pre-
viewing with AudioSuite plug-ins. If AudioSuite
preview stutters, set the buffer to Mini or Small.
Use AudioSuite Dither When selected, applies a
selectable dither plug-in to specific AudioSuite
processing tasks (such as Gain and Normalize).
Plug-in Specifies the plug-in used for dither pro-
cessing when the Use AudioSuite Dither option
is selected.
Bit Depth Lets you select a bit depth for the dith-
ered audio (24-bit, 20-bit, 18-bit, or 16-bit).
TC/E (Time Compression/Expansion) Section
TC/E Plug-in Lets you choose the plug-in used
for Time Compression and Expansion when you
edit audio with the Time Compression/Expan-
sion Trim tool. This Trim tool works by using