Ableton/Live/UI/Control Bar/Button/Automation Arm
Automation Arm button
- Enables recording of mixer and device parameter changes as automation in Session clips or Arrangement tracks, and tempo changes in the Arrangement.
- Behavior — toggle: on enables automation recording; off disables automation recording.
- Values — on or off.
- In Arrangement View, enable Automation Arm and start Ableton/Live/UI/Control Bar/Button/Arrangement Record. Manual changes to tempo, mixer and device parameters are recorded on all tracks; individual track arming is unnecessary for automation.
- In Session View, enable Automation Arm, arm the tracks and start Session Record to record mixer and device changes into clips. Setting Record Session automation in to All Tracks records into all playing clips, regardless of track arming.
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