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D-Command Guide 108
Displaying the Automation Playlist for a
Control
To display the automation playlist on-screen for a parameter
controlled by a fader:
„
Hold Start (Windows) or Control
(Mac) and touch the fader.
To display the automation playlist on-screen for a parameter
controlled by an encoder:
„
Hold Start (Windows) or Control
(Mac) and touch the encoder.
To display all automation playlists on-screen for a parameter
type:
„
Hold Alt+Start (Windows) or Com-
mand+Control (Mac) and touch a fader or encoder controlling
the parameter type.
Previewing Automation
You can audition changes to a mix and compare them to ex-
isting automation values without committing them to the au-
tomation playlist by using Preview mode.
To preview a new automation value for a control:
1
Press the Auto switch on each channel you want preview so
that it is in a write-enabled state (Write, Touch, Latch,
Touch/Latch).
2
In the Automation Enable controls, press the corresponding
switch to enable each automation type you want to preview
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send mute, or
Plug-in).
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 values.
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 Start (Windows) or Control
(Mac) and press the flashing Off switch in the Automa-
tion Mode controls.
Capturing and Recalling Automation
You can capture the current automation values of actively
writing controls and store them as snapshots. On D-Com-
mand, up to 48 snapshots can be stored and recalled. These
stored snapshots are saved with the Pro Tools session, and can
be imported into other sessions using the Import Session Data
command.
Capturing Automation Values
Before you can store automation values as a snapshot, they
must be loaded into the Capture buffer.
To capture automation values:
1
Press the Auto switch on each channel whose automation
values you want to capture so that it is in a write-enabled state
(Write, Touch, Latch, or Touch/Latch).
2
In the Automation Enable controls, press the corresponding
switch to enable each automation type you want to capture
(Volume, Pan, Mute, Send level, Send pan, Send mute, or
Plug-in).
3
In the Management area of the Soft Keys section, press the
Snapshot key to display the Capture commands in the Soft
Keys section.
4
Start playback, and if necessary, touch a write-enabled con-
trol to start writing automation. The Capture switch in the
Soft Keys section lights to indicate that a capture is possible.
5
When the currently writing controls reach a value you want
to capture, press the Capture switch in the Soft Keys section.
The Punch Capture switch lights in the Soft Keys section lights
to indicate captured values are available to punch.