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Old 12th November 2007, 05:05 PM   #1
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Pro Tools - automation only on selection?

hey chaps,


I'd like to make a selection on a track, move the volume or send fader, and have ONLY the selection's volume/send automation change. Currently to do this I have to put automation in write mode, loop play the selection and then make my changes while it records automation. Is there any way to get only the selected area's automation to move without having to put automation in write mode and loop play? IS that what snapshots are for?


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IS that what snapshots are for?
Yep. Check out this article on snapshot automation:
Mixer Snapshots and Automation Data

The shortcut for Write to All Enabled Parameters is Cmd+Opt+/ (Mac). Once you get fast with it, mixing in PT is a new experience.
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Old 12th November 2007, 05:54 PM   #3
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or you can use the preview option
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Old 12th November 2007, 07:38 PM   #4
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or use the pencil tool (setting the track to view the desired automation).
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Old 13th November 2007, 04:23 PM   #5
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pencil tool is nto an option since i am controlling faders from control surface.

can you explain in more detail the preview option mark?
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Old 13th November 2007, 05:21 PM   #6
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Which control surface?

On my D Command I can:

While playing....

touch a fader, set it to where I want it, then press write to punch, which writes the current position to the point at which I touched, then press Automatch when I want to drop out.

OR

Make a selection, press play, move the fader to where you want it and press Write to All. In this case it will only write to the selection, if there were no selection it would write to the whole track.

While in stop...
make selection, pull down fader as much as you like, press command / to write to selected.


Preview allows you to take control of a fader etc, hearing the change, getting it where you want it, and then actually entering write to begin writing. Not sure it really applies here though.
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Old 14th November 2007, 07:18 PM   #7
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thanks for the tips drew - good stuff in there. ARe these HD only features or are they available in LE as well?
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thanks for the tips drew - good stuff in there. ARe these HD only features or are they available in LE as well?
Not sure, I don't use LE. Maybe someone that knows will chime in.
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Check out the PT Manual which explains the Preview function (HD only) really well. Snapshot automation works on both HD and LE (not sure, but DVTK might be required).
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