Move automation in Logic Pro for iPad

You can move automation points just by dragging them on the track lane, or you can use standard cut-and-paste procedures. The cut-and-paste action places the automation points on the Clipboard, and you can paste them to multiple places on the same track or to other tracks even if you are not in Automation view.

With an external keyboard, you can use the keyboard shortcuts Command-X for cut and Command-V for paste.

In addition, you can move track automation when moving regions on the track lane. See Automation settings.

Move automation on the same track

Tap the Automation View button in the Tracks area menu bar (for track automation) or the Editors area menu bar (for region automation).
Tap the Move button in one of the two areas.
Select the automation points you want to move and, therefore, the resulting segments of the automation curve.
Touch and hold one of the selected automation points, then drag the selection left or right on the track lane.
The selected automation moves, overwriting any existing automation points at the new position. A vertical line through the automation point that extends to the ruler helps with positioning. The current Snap value applies.

Tip: When you move an automation point or a segment of the automation curve, you can also move the selection vertically to change its values proportionally.

Move automation on a track or between tracks

Tap the Automation View button in the Tracks area menu bar (for track automation) or the Editors area menu bar (for region automation).
Tap the Move button in one of the two areas.
Select the automation points you want to move and, therefore, the resulting segments of the automation curve.
Tap one of the selected automation points to open its menu, then choose Cut (or press Command-X on your external keyboard).
The selected automation points are moved to the Clipboard.
Tap the ruler to place the playhead at the position to where you want to move the automation.
On the track lane where you want to paste the automation (on either the same track or a different track), tap the area outside the automation curve once to deselect any automation points, then tap again and choose Paste from the pop-up menu (or press Command-V on your external keyboard).
The automation curve that was cut is placed at the playhead position on that track lane, with the first automation point aligned to the playhead position. Any existing automation points are overwritten, with a gray strip in the ruler indicating the affected range.

Important: When you move or copy automation points of a specific automation parameter to a different track, that track has to have that same automation parameter available (for example, parameters of a specific plug-in or aux send).

Move automation with regions

When you move a region on the track lane, any track automation in that range (from the left border to the right border of the region) can be moved with that region.

This functionality is determined by the Automation settings:

Tap the More button on the right side of the control bar, then tap Settings .
Tap App Settings, then tap Automation in the sidebar.
Tap the Move Track Automation with Regions pop-up menu, then choose one of the three options:
- Never: Does not move track automation when you move regions.
- Always: Always moves track automation when you move regions. The automation area  encompassed by the region boundaries is moved.
- Ask: A dialog prompts you to move the track automation—or leave it where it is—whenever you move a region.

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Move automation in Logic Pro for iPad

Move automation on the same track

Move automation on a track or between tracks

Move automation with regions