Record live automation in Logic Pro for Mac
When either Touch, Latch, or Write mode is active, you can record automation in record or playback mode. When you touch or move a parameter, the automation lane displays the chosen parameter and automation is recorded at the current point in the project as the playhead moves, based on the chosen mode. When not recording or playing, the modes are ignored, and no data is written if a control is moved.
You have the following Write options for track automation:
Move any fader or control on the selected channel strip with the automation mode set to Touch, Latch, or Write. In real-world usage, you’ll rarely (if ever) use the destructive Write mode, which erases all automation. The standard Write modes are Touch and Latch.
Choose a parameter from the Automation Parameter pop-up menu in the track header, then adjust the numerical display in the track header, with one of the modes turned on.
Move the faders or knobs of a connected hardware controller, with one of the modes turned on.
Use the Pointer or Pencil tool to draw your automation curve.
When you record track automation in Touch, Latch, or Write mode, the automation is written to the track, and the automation curve of the parameter you are adjusting is automatically displayed in the main automation lane.
When you record region automation in Touch, Latch, or Write mode to regions on a track, region automation is written to the regions on that track. When you record region automation in Touch, Latch, or Write mode, and multiple tracks are assigned to the channel strip recording live automation, the following conditions determine where automation is recorded:
If one track is selected, region automation only writes automation to regions on that track.
If there are selected regions on one of the tracks, region automation only writes to those selected regions.
If no track or regions are selected, region automation only writes to the region most recently created.
You can specify the mode that the application switches to after a Write operation has been performed using the Automation Settings pane. See Automation settings.