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Hi All -

I am trying to make edits in Arrangement View, but whenever I change the Mixer or add plug-ins, a red automation line appears and I have to turn it off over and over, or I will accidentally adjust parameters.

Is there a way to prevent automation from automatically inserting itself into a track?

Many Thanks!

It doesn’t. Unless you’re recording with the automation rec enabled.

Thank you for replying.

This is popping up when I am editing, not recording. For example, if I change the volume for a track on the mixer, suddenly an automation line appears in my track.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening?

That’s just a convenient way to select the last touched parameter as a potential automation to edit. It doesn’t write any automation. I don’t get what’s bothering you.

Right, so as I am editing tracks, chopping up bits... I keep accidentally selecting the red automation line and have to disable it over and over again.

You probably have this engaged (1):



https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/autom ... envelopes/

Yes, of course, hit A

jestermgee wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 06, 2020 1:03 am

You probably have this engaged (1):



https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/autom ... envelopes/

Yes! That was it. I had #1 engaged. Thank you for your help, jestermgee.

No need to thank me, Thank ableton for making a manual that has such info easily available and so clearly explained. Worth a read when you get the chance

jestermgee wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:56 pm

No need to thank me, Thank ableton for making a manual that has such info easily available and so clearly explained. Worth a read when you get the chance

Indeed. I should have gone back to that tome (Zee Manual). This is my 12th? year of steady Ableton Live use and I still get flummoxed every now and then.

Most of the time, Ye Olde Google search is useful for these things, but it did NOT work this time.

You get the award from problem solver of the moment. Sheila, Take A Bow.