DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Chapter 18: Record Setup 355
QuickPunch
QuickPunch gives you the ability to manually
and instantaneously
punch in (initiate record-
ing) and punch out (stop recording) on record-
enabled audio tracks during playback by click-
ing the Record button in the Transport. Record-
ing with QuickPunch is nondestructive.
When using QuickPunch, Pro Tools begins re-
cording a new file when playback begins, auto-
matically generating regions in that file at each
punch in/out point. These regions appear in the
track’s playlist; and the complete audio file ap-
pears in the Region List along with the Quick-
Punch created regions. Up to 200 of these “run-
ning punches” can be performed in a single
pass.
Though you can punch record in the other
record modes by manually specifying the record
range, only QuickPunch provides instantaneous
monitor switching on punch-out.
TrackPunch
(Pro Tools HD Only)
TrackPunch lets individual tracks be punched
in, punched out, and taken out of record enable
without interrupting online recording and play-
back.
TrackPunch is a nondestructive recording mode.
When a track is TrackPunch-enabled, Pro Tools
begins recording a new file when playback be-
gins. During playback, you may record arm or
disarm, or punch in or out a combination of any
or all TrackPunch enabled tracks.
TrackPunch automatically creates regions in
that file at each punch-in and punch-out point.
These regions appear in the track’s playlist, and
the complete audio file appears in the Region
List along with the TrackPunch created regions.
Up to 200 of these “running punches” can be
performed in a single pass.
DestructivePunch
(Pro Tools HD Only)
Destructive Punch is a destructive recording
mode that lets you instantaneously
punch in
(start recording) and punch out (stop recording)
on individual audio tracks during playback,
while preserving a contiguous audio file on each
punched track.
Record Modes and MIDI
In addition to the various record modes, there is
also a MIDI Merge button in the Transport win-
dow that determines how MIDI is recorded.
When enabled (
Merge mode), recording over ex-
isting MIDI regions results in the new data being
merged with the old. When the MIDI Merge
button is disabled (
Replace mode), the new ma-
terial replaces the old.
For more information on QuickPunch, see
“QuickPunch Audio Recording” on
page 411.
For more information on TrackPunch, see
“TrackPunch Audio Recording” on
page 412.
For more information on DestructivePunch,
see “DestructivePunch Audio Recording” on
page 416.
MIDI Merge enabled
MIDI Merge button