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Pro Tools Reference Guide 930
To edit several breakpoints at once:
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Use the Selector tool to select a range in the
automation playlist that contains the break-
points, and do one of the following:
• To move the breakpoints earlier or later in
the track, press the Plus key (+) to nudge
them later (to the right) or the Minus key
(–) to move them earlier (to the left). The
breakpoints move by the current Nudge
value.
• To adjust the breakpoint values, click with
any of the Trimmer tools in the selection
and drag the breakpoints up or down.
To edit all breakpoint values in a region:
„
Click in the region with any of the Trimmer
tools and drag the breakpoints up or down.
Constrain New Breakpoints to Next or
Previous Automation Value
New automation breakpoints can be con-
strained and written to the same value as the
next or previous breakpoint.
To write a new breakpoint to the next automation
value:
„
Press and hold Alt+Shift (Windows) or Op-
tion+Shift (Mac) while writing a breakpoint (by
clicking with any Grabber tool in a track’s auto-
mation playlist).
To write a new breakpoint to the previous
automation value:
„
Press and hold Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac) while writing a break-
point (by clicking with any Grabber tool in a
track’s automation playlist).
When you use a Trimmer tool to edit a se-
lection containing breakpoints, new anchor
breakpoints are created before and after the
selected area. To suppress creation of an-
chor breakpoints, press Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac) while using a Trimmer tool.
Constraining and writing new breakpoints (at Marker 1)
Writing a new breakpoint to the next or pre-
vious automation value is accomplished us-
ing any Grabber tool, but is not supported
with the Smart Tool.
Original automation
After write to previous breakpoint
After write to next breakpoint