DigiDesign Digidesign Pro Tools 8.0, Reference Manual

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Chapter 21: Punch Recording Modes 409
Crossfades while Punch Recording
Pro Tools places crossfades at each in and out
point, for smooth transitions between punch re-
gions. You can specify the crossfade length for
QuickPunch and TrackPunch modes (Destruc-
tivePunch uses a fixed crossfade length which
cannot be changed). After punch recording is
completed, all crossfades can be edited in the
same manner as standard crossfades (see “Using
Fades” on page 511).
QuickPunch/TrackPunch Crossfade Length
Pro Tools can automatically write a crossfade for
each punch point when using QuickPunch and
TrackPunch. The length for these crossfades is
set with the
QuickPunch/TrackPunch Crossfade
Length
option on the Editing Preferences page.
To set the QuickPunch/TrackPunch Crossfade
Length:
1
Choose Setup > Preferences and click the
Editing tab.
2
Enter a new value (in msec) for the
Quick-
Punch/TrackPunch CrossFade Length
. A good gen-
eral-purpose crossfade length for punches is
10 milliseconds. If you set the preference to
zero, Pro Tools will not create any crossfades at
the punch-in/out points.
3
Click OK .
If a value other than zero is specified for the
QuickPunch/TrackPunch Crossfade Length
,
Pro Tools writes a pre-crossfade at the punch-in
point (the fade occurs up to but not into the
punched region boundary), and a post-crossfade
at punch-out (after the punched region).
Regardless of the current QuickPunch/Track-
Punch Crossfade Length setting, Pro Tools al-
ways executes a 4 millisecond “monitor only”
crossfade (which is not written to disk) to avoid
distracting pops or clicks that might occur as
you enter and exit record mode.
DestructivePunch and Crossfades
DestructivePunch uses a fixed 10-millisecond
linear crossfade at each in and out point. After
punch recording is completed, crossfades can be
edited in the same manner as standard cross-
fades (see “Using Fades” on page 511).
Transport and Record Settings
Transport and Record preferences for punch re-
cording appear on the Operation Preferences
page. These preferences specify how track and
Transport record status respond during, be-
tween, and after punches and passes.
TrackPunch preferences