Select automation in Logic Pro for iPad

After you create automation points and the resulting curves, you can use move and copy commands and other procedures to edit automation points. For many of those edit tasks, you have to select the automation points first and then apply the various actions.

To better select and edit automation, zoom in using pinch gestures, or use Apple Pencil for more precise editing.

Select automation points

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 the menu bar of one of the two areas, then do one of the following:
- Tap an automation point.
  That automation point and the line before and after it is highlighted.
- Tap the automation curve (between two automation points).
  The automation points at the beginning and end of that line segment plus the lines before the first point and after the second point are highlighted.
You can also tap the Pencil button , then touch and hold an automation point to select it.
That automation point and the line before and after it is highlighted.

With the Move button selected, tap outside the automation curve to deselect all automation points.

Select a section on the automation curve

You can select a section of the automation curve and all the automation points in that section.

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.
Touch and hold outside the automation curve (a pulsating gray rectangle appears), then drag to the left or right.
The gray rectangle extends to follow your movement, and when you release your finger, all automation points in that range are selected. A gray strip appears in the ruler to mark the length of that selection.

To create a new selection, repeat the steps, and the previously selected automation points will be deselected.

Select noncontiguous automation

You can select individual automation points on the automation curve to apply edits to only specific segments of the automation curve.

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 Multiple Select button to select it, then do any of the following:
- Tap any automation point to select or deselect individual points anywhere on the automation curve.
- Tap any segment of the automation curve to select or deselect the two automation points at the beginning and end of that segment.
- Touch and hold outside the automation curve, then drag to the left or right to select that range of automation points.
- Tap outside the automation curve to deselect all automation points.
When you’re done with the selection, tap the Multiple Select button to deselect it.

Tip: Touch and hold the Multiple Select button or press and hold the Shift key on your external keyboard to engage momentary mode (the button is selected). Select the automation points, and when you release the button or the key, the Multiple Select button is deselected again.

Select the entire automation curve

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.
Tap outside the automation curve to deselect any selected automation points.
Tap outside the automation curve again to open its menu, then choose Select All.

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Select automation in Logic Pro for iPad

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