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D-Control Guide 136
Working with Automation
Setting the Automation Mode of Channels
To cycle a channel forward through the automation modes:

Press the Automation Mode switch on the channel.
To cycle a channel backward through the automation modes:

Hold the Shift (add) Modifier switch and press the Automa-
tion Mode switch on the channel.
To toggle a channel in and out of Trim mode:

Press the Trim switch on the channel.
To set the automation mode of one or more channels:
1
Hold an Automation Mode switch (Write, Touch, Latch,
Trim, Read, or Off ).
2
Press the Select switches or Auto switches on the channels
whose automation mode you want to set.
To set the automation mode of all or all selected channels:
1
Press the Do To All or Do To Selected switch.
2
Press an Automation Mode switch (Write, Touch, Latch,
Trim, Read, or Off ).
To toggle the write enable status of an automation type across all
channels:

Press the switch for the corresponding automation type
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send Level, Send Pan, Send Mute, or
Plug-In) in the Automation Enable section.
To suspend automation for all tracks:

Press the Auto Suspend switch in the Channel Strip Master
Function controls.
Displaying the Automation Playlist for a
Control
To display the automation playlist on-screen for a fader:

Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac)
and touch the fader.
To display the automation playlist on-screen for an encoder:

Hold Start (Windows) or Control (Mac)
and touch the encoder.
Previewing Automation
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 Au-
tomation Enable section.
3
Do one of the following:
• Press the Preview Soft Key in the Actions Soft Keys Page.
– or –
• Hold Control (Win) or Command (Mac) and press the Off
switch in the Automation Mode controls. The Off switch
flashes to indicate 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;

Do one of the following:
• Press the Suspend Preview Soft Key in the Actions Soft
Keys Page.
– or –
• Hold Control (Win) or Command (Mac) and press the
Read switch in the Automation Mode controls.
To punch a preview value to the automation playlist:

Do one of the following:
• Press the Punch Preview Soft Key in the Actions Page.
– or –
• Hold Control (Win) or Command (Mac) and press the
flashing Off switch in the Automation Mode controls.