Automation conform with Aux tracks?

Matchbox
#1

Hello, I am having an issue when trying to conform Aux tracks with plugin automation (reverbs, Speakerphone, EQs, etc) - unless I manually open every automation lane and select them all, nothing will copy. Is there a way to force Matchbox to use the “Copy Special / All Automation” command during a conform? It’s quite a lot of extra work otherwise. I don’t seem to have this issue with normal audio tracks, even when they don’t have any clips, but the aux busses have been a real problem.

I am running PT Ultimate 2024.10.2 and Matchbox v1.6.0, with macOS 12.7.6 on a 2013 12-core Intel Mac Pro.

Thanks!

#2

OK so if you only have aux tracks selected, Pro Tools will only copy whichever lane is showing.
If you include even just 1 audio track (in normal view) in the selection, it will copy all data on all selected tracks.

#3

Interesting, ok! At some point over the past year I had stopped including the aux tracks in with the rest of the session during a conform because it seemed like that was causing issues, but I guess it was only the folder tracks that can be a problem. I just tested with my busses and a blank audio track and everything seems to be working again, thanks!

#4

Folder tracks copy everything within if you operate just on the folder.
But… at time of writing there is STILL a bug in Pro Tools where copy/paste on a closed folder track can cause a crash. So till they fix that you cannot reconform on closed folders

#5

Good to know, don’t think I’ve had a crash on the closed folders before but I definitely don’t always want to conform every track within, thats why I’d started dealing with them separately. I use a lot of routing folders to contain various subgroups, just takes a little extra attention to make sure everything goes smoothly

#6

I’ve not tried it personally, but there’s a method where you use instrument tracks instead of aux tracks to host returns. The benefit is that you can make clip groups which are copy/paste-abe as a way of moving settings around the session.

-Jeremiah