Commands: Automation
| Command | Default Key | Function | My Rating | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Mode – Auto-Latch | Switches to Auto-Latch mode | 7 | Auto-Latch | |
| Automation Mode – Cross-Over | Switches to Cross-Over mode | 7 | Cross-Over | |
| Automation Mode – Touch | Switches to Touch mode | 7 | Touch | |
| Automation Mode – Trim | Activates/Deactivates Trim mode | 7 | Trim | |
| Delete All Automation in Project | What it says | 10 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Delete Automation in Range | What it says | 10 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Delete Automation of Selected Tracks | What it says | 10 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Fill Gaps | Cycles through Enable, Lock, Disable of the “Fill Gaps” button of the Automation Panel. Enabling it allows the gaps to be auto-filled as you draw new automation segments (or touch/move/release, retouch faders). | 5 | Activating Gaps | |
| Fill Gaps on Selected Tracks | THIS is the key command that fills gaps between automation segments. It acts instantly, and on a selection of one or more tracks. | 8 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Fill Gaps with Current Value (Selected Tracks) | This key command instantly fills gaps between automation segments on all selected tracks with the Current Value. Tip: If there is truly a gap under the cursor, you can change what the current value is, directly from the Automation lane (or faders). You set each lane or fader to the desired value, and then issue the key command. Observe how gaps have been filled with each lane’s selected value. | 8 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Fill Loop | Cycles between On/Lock/Disable for the “Fill” button of the Automation Panel. When active, you touch a fader, adjust until you have the desired level and you let go. What happens is that the value grabbed when you let go of the fader will fill the loop (between the left and right locators). | 5 | Activating Loop | |
| Fill To End | Cycles between On/Lock/Disable for the “To End” button of the Automation Panel. When active, you touch a fader, adjust until you have the desired level and you let go. What happens is that the value grabbed when you let go of the fader will fill the lane to the end of the project. | 5 | Activating To End | |
| Fill To Punch | Cycles between On/Lock/Disable for the “To Punch” button of the Automation Panel. When active, you touch a fader, adjust until you have the desired level and you let go. What happens is that the value grabbed when you let go of the fader will fill the lane back in time to the moment where you first grabbed the fader. | 5 | Activating To Punch | |
| Fill To Start | Cycles between On/Lock/Disable for the “To Start” button of the Automation Panel. When active, you touch a fader, adjust until you have the desired level and you let go. What happens is that the value grabbed when you let go of the fader will fill the lane back to the start of the project. | 5 | Activating To Start | |
| Freeze All Trim Automation in Project | This is like flatten processing for automation. When we have an automation pass and a trim pass, their sum is depicted as a third line. Upon issuing this command, this “third line” becomes the NEW actual automation, and trims are reset to zero. For the whole project. | 5 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Freeze Trim Automation of Selected Tracks | This is like flatten processing for automation. When we have an automation pass and a trim pass, their sum is depicted as a third line. Upon issuing this command, this “third line” becomes the NEW actual automation, and trims are reset to zero. For the Selected Tracks. | 5 | Automation Functions Menu | |
| Hide All Automation | Hides all automation lanes. (Presses the Hide All button of the panel) | 10 | Operations Tab | |
| Hide Automation | Hides automation lanes of the selected track(s). | 10 | Showing/Hiding Automation Tracks | |
| Next Automation Mode | Cycles through Touch, Auto-Latch, Crossover modes. | 7 | Automation Modes | |
| Open Panel | F6 | Brings up the Automation Panel | 10 | Automation Panel |
| Punch Out of Latch Automation | When in Auto-Latch Mode, you can manually punch out of the automation pass with this command. | 7 | Auto-Latch | |
| Read Automation for All Tracks On/Off | Alt R | Global enable/disable read button for all Track Automation. Note: This command is like pressing the R button in the Automation Panel | 10 | Operations Tab |
| Read Automation for Selected Tracks On/Off | What it says. | 5 | Track Controls | |
| Show All – Used Only | This key command toggles the Used Only option at the bottom right of the Automation Panel. When unticked, the buttons above (Volume, Pan, EQ, Dynamics, Sends, Inserts, Show Used) will show the relevant automation lanes, whether they contain data or not. When ticked, the buttons will only show the relevant automation lanes that contain data. | 6 | Automation Panel | |
| Show All EQ Automation | This key command shows EQ automation lanes for all tracks, and cycles through the 4 bands. If Used Only is ticked, it will show just the lanes with EQ automation data on them. | 6 | Automation Panel | |
| Show All Insert Automation | This key command shows Insert automation lanes for all tracks, and cycles through the insert plugins’ parameters. If Used Only is ticked, it will show just the lanes with Insert automation data on them. | 6 | Automation Panel | |
| Show All Pan Automation | This key command shows Pan automation lanes for all tracks, and cycles through the two channel pans, and the 8 sends pans. If Used Only is ticked, it will show just the lanes with Pan automation data on them. | 6 | Automation Panel | |
| Show All Send Automation | This key command shows Sends automation lanes for all tracks, and cycles through the eight sends. If Used Only is ticked, it will show just the lanes with Send automation data on them. | 6 | Automation Panel | |
| Show All Used Automation | This key command shows all used automation lanes for all tracks. I don’t think Used Only affects this command in any way. | 10 | Automation Panel | |
| Show All Volume Automation | This key command show Volume automation lanes for all tracks. If Used Only is ticked, it will show just the lanes with Volume automation data on them. | 6 | Automation Panel | |
| Show Automation | This key command expands the automation lanes of the selected tracks. It does the same job as clicking to the semi-hidden button on the bottom left of a track header, just under the symbol for each track type. (e.g. the squiggly wave for audio tracks) | 8 | Showing/Hiding Automation Tracks | |
| Show Used Automation (Selected Tracks) | This key command shows all of the selected track’s (or tracks’) automation lanes that contain data. | 8 | Automation Panel | |
| Suspend Reading All | This toggle key command will turn automation read on and off. | 7 | Suspend Read | |
| Suspend Reading Dynamics, EQ, Inserts, Mute, Others, Pan, Sends, Volume | These 8 commands suspend read of the corresponding automation data | 4 | Suspend Read | |
| Suspend Reading/Writing All | What it says. The A button next to R W in the Automation Panel. | 10 | Read/Write/Suspend Buttons | |
| Suspend Writing All | What it says. Will only read automation, will not allow writing automation. | 4 | Read/Write/Suspend Buttons | |
| Suspend Writing Dynamics, EQ, Inserts, Mute, Others, Pan, Sends, Volume | These 8 commands suspend write to the corresponding automation data. | 4 | Suspend Write | |
| Use Virgin Territories | Toggles the usage of Virgin Territories on and off. | 4 | Virgin Territory vs. Initial Value | |
| Write Automation for All Tracks On/Off | Alt W | Disables automation write for all tracks. | 10 | Operations Tab |
| Write Automation for Selected Tracks On/Off | Disables automation write for the selected track(s). | 8 | Track Controls |
Note:
Most of the key commands for automation, especially the 8+8 read/write suspend buttons, are invaluable if used together, but this makes it an all or nothing affair. One more key command preset?