setting up for recording

there are two important settings concerning automation recording you should be aware of. the first you'll find in the record/warp/launch tab of the settings window. by default, "record session automation in" will be set to "armed tracks." I prefer this to be set to "all tracks" as you generally won't be recording & fiddling with parameters unless you want that fiddling committed to tape. with "all tracks" you don't have to worry about overwriting midi or audio by arming the track just to record in a filter sweep. the other setting to be aware of is the automation arm button at the top of the screen. it's simple enough to understand - with this on, automation will record; with it off, no automation will record I almost always turn this off while I am tracking an artist so that I'm free to adjust eq's & other settings without writing nonsense into the automation lane.