Alt/Opt+Drag plug-in to a new track enables all Automation Parameters

[Frank Kruse]

Try this:
-Set PT to "plugin controls default to auto-enabled"
-Insert a plugin and remove a few parameters that you don't want to be automated.
-Alt-drag the plugin to another track
-Note that PT has re-activated ALL parameters

IMO PT should keep the settings and ignore the prefs setting when I copy a plugin-instance.

Personally I consider this a bug because I don#t want to dive into the prefs every time I want to copy a plugin-instance. I usually have the prefs set to on.

http://protools.ideascale.com/a/dtd/...ug/106097-3779

[Frank Kruse]

sorry, forgot to enter the subject line before sending. Admins, feel free to adjust it as I am not allowed to edit it.

Frank.

[TAPSpace]

Actually, this issue drives me up the wall, because most of the time when I'm going to copy a plug-in over its after I've made a new track.

For example, if I run out of space in a particular group that I've made, I will add a new track and then copy a few or all of the plug-ins over. And then, exactly like Frank said, I have to dive in to all of those new plug-ins and deactivate the automation parameters. Its a real pain when all I want to do is add a quick sound effect or something to group.

[Drew Mazurek]

Why are you deactivating parameters? Curious as my workflow has me never doing this. Is it just for the visual aspect of the pulldown menu being cleaner?

[Frank Kruse]

I never automate the master bypass because I want to be able to bypass it for quick comparisons without writing automation.

[matt-o-]

Same here: Master Bypass and with MDW there are a couple of completely irrelevant automation features as "graph scale" and "Band 1...5 Solo".

[Drew Mazurek]

Ahh, makes sense.

I guess having the D Command in front of me, I just toggle in and out of Auto Modes and use Preview a lot. Good idea though if you're not using a control surface.

[groundcontrol]

Even then. It would be great to have some customizable plugin auto preferences. Master Bypass isolate being a prime candidate...

[TAPSpace]

I use it for master bypass sometimes, but I also use to clean stuff up a lot of the time. Like in Channel strip there is two steps to get the dynamics to work, so I just turn off automation for the EQ and DYN buttons (and set them to be always on). Then I only use the bypass for each respective module to turn it on and off.

[Frank Kruse]

Originally Posted by dmazurek

Ahh, makes sense.

I guess having the D Command in front of me, I just toggle in and out of Auto Modes and use Preview a lot. Good idea though if you're not using a control surface.

I have controllers as well but I don't want to hit an additional button only to quickly bypass an not write the automation. This is the reason why I'm not automating all parameters.

The only work-around I've found is to entirely disable the master-bypass lane.

Ultimately I still think the original posting is a bug. The function copies the plugin. And in my world a copy should be identical to it's original and not something else.

Frank.