Logic Pro x 11.2 automation bypass don't work

Hello Just updated to Logic Pro x 11.2. Found out that automation bypass don't exist.

Normally I just bypass plugins/effects in automation. Need this function, could yo please help me with this?

Thanks.

J.Buck




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Mac mini, macOS 15.4

Posted on May 30, 2025 5:43 AM

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Posted on Jun 15, 2025 11:51 AM

I have the same problem and that feature is very important to me.


From your experience: how long will it take Apple to fix the issue?

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May 30, 2025 5:53 AM in response to johan644

Hi,

This def looks weird.

  • Have you tried using "Latch" and automating the bypass function?
  • Conversely, enable "automation parameter in read mode" and just click on the bypass buttons and they should automatically show up in the Automation Parameter menu?
  • Lastly, the Q4 should have a Mix blend knob that you can use as a quasi bypass if automated.


You should report this:

  1. Go Here: Feedback - Logic Pro - Apple
  2. Feedback Type: “Broken feature/Report a problem”
  3. Comment: Please provide a detailed description of the issue you encountered and the troubleshooting steps you have attempted thus far. Include the URL of this thread for reference.


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Jun 16, 2025 5:59 AM in response to TimotheusVanDieren

The fastest way to get it fixed is to report it. The Apple Team does read these.


Make sure to notify Apple right away... this could be extremely valuable. It's the most effective method to catch the attention of the Logic Pro team.


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  1. Go Here: Feedback - Logic Pro - Apple
  2. Feedback Type: “Broken feature/Report a problem”
  3. Comment: Please provide a detailed description of the issue you encountered and the troubleshooting steps you have attempted thus far. Include the URL of this thread for reference.



On a side note, getting rid of your Prefence List has helped me solve this issue in the past as QuantumVerse111 pointed out.

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Jul 3, 2025 1:13 AM in response to QuantumVerse111

@QuantumVerse111 this does not seem to be a "software glitch" kind of problem, and probably the thread could have been better named. The issue is not so much that the automation "does not work" but more that by accident or design version 11.2 has removed the "bypass" function of most plugins from the available automation parameters. The best work-around seems to be using the "latch" mode to make Logic generate a new automation lane for the relevant bypass control, which worked quite well for me (most of the time). Hopefully this will be addressed in the next update, as many people seem to be having a problem with it based on this thread.

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Jul 4, 2025 5:01 AM in response to johan644

Yes, finally! Update 11.2.1 Thanks for that. I think that (about) a month to fix this, is a long time for a basic function.

My experience is that users didn't get any information of when it's going to work or excuse, just silence.

I worked in an older version of Logic and bought another DAW (another brand), to be sure to finish my works correct and in time.

In the future I will do as Eddy recommended, save last working version of Logic before update to a new version.

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Jun 8, 2025 4:53 PM in response to johan644

I have the same problem. I tried the Touch and Latch method as a workaround. They seemed to work, but then I had problems with trying to manually add extra data points to the automation once it was created. The plugin did not seem to follow the manually added points or there was a delay of some sort, as I'd see the plugin Bypass button go off despite the automation lane showing non-bypass at the same point. Seems a bit hit or miss, but will experiment more. I was using Melodyne Essential on Logic Pro 11.2 on a Mac Mini M4.

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Jun 26, 2025 9:57 AM in response to jamilfromsaintpaul

jamilfromsaintpaul wrote:

As soon as I posted about this Automation problem a couple of days ago I *** an Apple email notification saying that I had an "upvote" and thanking me. The message also described that this thread had been viewed 976 times, so my first question is why is that 976 times info not shown in the thread so that people can see the level of interest? There seems to me to be a lot of shared interest/concern about this problem,

Your assumptions are just wrong. The number of views is displayed on the main page of this forum.


so my second question is why doesn't Apple respond and/or fix this problem? I'm not able to find a workaround. Referring to the response here from QuantumVerse111, "...it could be due to a software glitch..."

Have you (ever) reported the bug to Apple via Feedback - Logic Pro - Apple ?



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Jun 21, 2025 11:03 AM in response to johan644

I've been having this same problem. Is it just me or is it Apple that needs to fix this after 3 weeks of having been informed of it? To not be able to Automate as described using this basic and necessary on/off feature is ridiculous. The Sends are there. Why not the "Main" effects as pointed out and shown at the start of this thread?

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Jun 23, 2025 11:51 AM in response to jamilfromsaintpaul

As soon as I posted about this Automation problem a couple of days ago I *** an Apple email notification saying that I had an "upvote" and thanking me. The message also described that this thread had been viewed 976 times, so my first question is why is that 976 times info not shown in the thread so that people can see the level of interest? There seems to me to be a lot of shared interest/concern about this problem, so my second question is why doesn't Apple respond and/or fix this problem? I'm not able to find a workaround. Referring to the response here from QuantumVerse111, "...it could be due to a software glitch..." Everything I've seen, including a lengthy thread about this at the Facebook Logic Pro users group that began on May 30, describes the same thing - that it's a problem with the update to 11.2. A software glitch that needs to be fixed, right?

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Logic Pro x 11.2 automation bypass don't work

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