Editing sections of your recorded settings in Touch mode

In Touch recording mode, envelope points or keyframes are created only while a control is being adjusted. When you stop adjusting the control, automation recording stops and the existing envelope points/keyframes are unaffected.

Use Touch mode for touching up sections of your recorded automation settings.

1.Select the Automation Settings button in the track header.

2.Click the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Touch) from the menu. The icon in the track header is displayed as a .

3.Click to position the cursor in the timeline, and click the Play button to start playback.

4.When you're ready to start editing, adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust. Envelope points/keyframes are updated at the cursor position, and when you stop adjusting the control, the original settings are preserved.

5.Click Stop to end playback and stop recording automation.

Overwriting recorded settings in Latch mode

In Latch mode, envelope points or keyframes are created when you change a control setting, and recording continues until you stop playback. When you stop adjusting the control, the control's current setting overwrites the existing envelope points/keyframes.

Use Latch mode to overwrite automation settings with new values.

1.Select the Automation Settings button in the track header.

2.Click the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Latch) from the menu. The icon in the track header is displayed as a .

3.Click to position the cursor in the timeline, and click the Play button to start playback.

4.When you're ready to start editing, adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust. Envelope points/keyframes are updated at the cursor position until you stop playback.

5.Click Stop to end playback and stop recording automation.

Editing individual envelope points or keyframes

Editing individual envelope points or keyframes gives you fine control over your recorded settings.

1.Select the Automation Settings button on the track you want to edit.

2.Click the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch) from the menu.

3.Select the parameter you want to edit:

For a track envelope, select the envelope tool and click the envelope point you want to edit. You can right-click a point and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display an effect's property page.

For a keyframe, double-click a keyframe to open its property page.

4.Adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust. The selected envelope point/keyframe is edited, and all others are unaffected.

For track envelopes, you can also edit the envelope directly in the timeline.

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