Chapter 5: Serial Deck Control Mode (Configuration and Operation)
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Rules for On-Screen Selections
The Record Protocol buttons allow you to
choose between the two different record proto-
col choices described above (Auto Edit and
Punch In/Punch Out). Regardless of which
choice is used, however, Pro Tools follows these
rules for record selection:
If there is an on-screen selection, recording
will take place over the period of the selection
and punch out at the end of the selection.
If pre- or post-roll is enabled, recording takes
place only in the selection area, not during pre-
or post-roll.
If there is no selection (only a start location),
recording will continue until it is manually
stopped.
If you make a selection in Pro Tools that
crosses the “midnight” boundary (00:00:00:00),
make sure your deck can handle this situation.
Experiment with a dispensable tape to familiar-
ize yourself with the crossover capabilities of
your deck.
Rehearsing a Layback to an
External Device
Before laying back audio to an external device,
you can rehearse the layback using Edit Preview
(Rehearse) mode. In Edit Preview mode, instead
of performing an edit insert (recording) on
armed remote tracks, the input is monitored
without recording.
While in Edit Preview mode, the Transport
Record button flashes yellow when armed and
lights solid yellow when rehearsing. Armed
tracks are indicated by yellow track buttons in
the Track Arming window.
To rehearse a layback:
1
In Pro Tools, select the audio you want to re-
hearse for layback, or place the playback cursor
at a start point.
2
Choose
Window > Machine Track Arming
.
3
In the Track Arming window, select
Edit Preview
.
4
In the Track Arming window, arm the tracks
you want to rehearse by clicking the corre-
sponding buttons. The buttons light yellow to
indicate armed status.
5
In the Pro Tools Transport window, select
Transport = Machine
.
6
In the Pro Tools Transport window, click the
Online button to put Pro Tools online.
7
In the Pro Tools Transport window, click
Record. The button flashes yellow to indicate
Edit Preview (Rehearse) mode.
8
In the Pro Tools Transport window, click Play.
The machine cues to the selection start or insert
point and being playing back. Pro Tools then
syncs to the deck, and the deck records as deter-
mined by the settings for Record Protocol and
Record mode in the Track Arming window.
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