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Pro Tools Reference Guide 726
Writing Automation to the
Next Breakpoint or to the
Punch Point
(Pro Tools HD Only)
While performing an automation pass,
Pro Tools lets you write current automation val-
ues from the current insertion point forward to
the next automation breakpoint, or back to the
punch point (the location in the track where au-
tomation writing started).
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Write Automation to Next Breakpoint lets you
update automation within a track without over-
writing automation located earlier or later in the
timeline, and without having to define a selec-
tion before editing automation.
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Write Automation to Punch Point lets you fill
back an automation value within a track after
finding the right level or setting during an auto-
mation pass, without having to go back and re-
peat the pass.
Like the standard Write Automation to Start,
End and All commands, the Write Automation
to Next Breakpoint and Write Automation to
Punch Point commands do not operate when
the Pro Tools transport is stopped. They only af-
fect automation for those parameters that are
currently write-enabled and currently writing
automation data.
Optionally, the Write Automation to Next
Breakpoint and Write Automation to Punch
Point commands can be configured to be ap-
plied automatically after a valid automation
pass has been performed. See“Writing Auto-
mation to the Next Breakpoint or to the Punch
Point on Stop” on page 728.
To write current automation values to the next
breakpoint:
1
Choose Window > Automation.
2
Make sure that the automation type is write-
enabled.
3
Click in a track to define an insertion point.
4
Click Play to begin playback.
5
Make sure you are actively writing on the ap-
propriate track if you are in Touch, Latch, or
Touch/Latch mode.
Write Automation to Next Breakpoint and
Write Automation to Punch Point have the
same requirements as Write Automation to
Start, End and All commands. See “Writing
Automation to the Start, End, or All of a
Track or Selection” on page 724.