Chapter 4: Using Command|8 with Pro Tools
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To punch multiple tracks simultaneously using
TrackPunch:
1
Enable TrackPunch mode.
2
Press the Rec switch, then press the channel
Select switch to TrackPunch enable and record
enable tracks.
3
Begin playback.
4
Press the Transport Record switch to punch all
TrackPunch and record enabled tracks in and
out simultaneously.
Monitoring while Recording
Command|8 lets you toggle Pro Tools record
monitor modes, as well as use TrackInput mon-
itor switching.
Toggling the Record Monitor Mode
To toggle record enabled tracks between Auto
Input and Input Only Monitoring modes:
1
Make sure the transport is stopped.
2
Press Mon/ø to toggle Monitor mode. The
LCD displays Auto when Auto Input mode is en-
abled, and Input when Input Only mode is en-
abled.
TrackInput Monitor Switching
(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only)
To use TrackInput monitoring:
1
Press Opt/Alt All+Mon/ø (Windows) or
Ctl/Mon/ø (Mac). The upper left of the
LCD displays Select Input Monitor, and the
Mon/ø switch flashes.
2
Press the channel Select switches to toggle
tracks between Input monitoring and disk mon-
itoring. When Input is enabled, the LCD above
the selected track displays Input. When moni-
toring from disk, the LCD displays AutoIn.
To query Input status of all tracks:
1
Make sure no tracks are record enabled.
2
Press Mon/ø to temporarily display the input
status (Input, or AutoIn) of all displayed tracks.
3
To query other tracks, bank those tracks to the
faders and repeat.
Loop Recording
Command|8 supports Loop Record mode for au-
dio and MIDI.
To enable Loop Record mode:
Press the Loop Rec switch in the Transport sec-
tion. When enabled, the Loop Rec switch LED is
lit. Press the Loop Rec switch again to take
Pro Tools out of Loop Record mode.
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