Automation modes

- [Narrarator] In my Pro Tools 101…Essential Training Course,…I introduced three primary automation modes,…off mode, read mode, and write mode.…Here I'll expand on that discussion by covering touch mode…and latch mode.…These modes offer greater flexibility than write mode.…So let's take a look.…I'll use a section of the keys track here…to write some volume automation during the pre-chorus.…I'll start playback a little before bar 13…(Rock Music)…And what I'll want to do is push up the levels a bit…to feature those keyboards during the break.…

(Rock Music)…So this track is currently in read mode,…which means that it will play back in the existing…automation on the track…but I can't write automation.…If I'd like to ignore existing automation,…I can put the track in off mode…and I can use write mode as one option for writing…automation changes to the track.…But the problem with right mode…is that whenever the transport is rolling,…I'll be writing automation…to all enabled parameters.…

That means I can easily end up overwriting pan…