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To punch record on an audio track:
1
Do one of the following:
• To record nondestructively, make sure that
Options > Destructive Record is not se-
lected.
– or –
• If you do want to permanently record over
the specified record range, select Options >
Destructive Record.
2
Record enable the track.
3
Select Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selec-
tion.
4
With the Selector tool, drag in the track’s play-
list until the selection encompasses the punch
range (see “Setting Punch/Loop Points” on
page 288).
5
To hear any existing track material up to the
start point, or after the end point, enable and set
pre- and post-roll times (see “Setting Pre- and
Post-Roll” on page 291).
6
Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools
for recording.
7
Click Play to start recording.
Pro Tools starts recording from the punch-in
(start) point. If there is any pre-roll, recording
starts when the punch-in (start) point is
reached. Recording continues until the punch-
out (end) point is reached (unless you manually
stop recording first). If post-roll is enabled, play-
back continues for the specified post-roll
amount.
If recording nondestructively, a new audio file is
written to your hard drive and a new audio re-
gion appears both in the track and the Region
List.
If recording in Destructive Record mode, the
new audio overwrites the previous material in
the existing audio file and region.
Monitoring During Punch-Ins
Pro Tools provides two monitoring modes for
recording: Auto Input monitoring and Input
Only monitoring.
Loop Recording Audio
Pro Tools provides a loop recording feature that
lets you record take after take while the same
section of audio repeats over and over. This is a
convenient technique for quickly recording
multiple takes of a part without losing sponta-
neity.
When loop recording, you must first specify the
start and end points for the loop. Though there
are several ways to set record and play ranges
(see “Setting Punch/Loop Points” on page 288),
the easiest is to select the range to be looped in
the track’s playlist (ensure that Options > Link
Timeline and Edit Selection is selected).
The pre-roll setting, if enabled, is used only dur-
ing the first record pass, and the post-roll set-
ting, if enabled, is used only on the last record
pass. Pre- and post-roll times are ignored on
each successive loop. To compensate for this,
you may want to make the loop range slightly
longer. Later, you can trim back the recorded
takes to the proper length with the Trim tool
(see “Using the Trim Tools” on page 374).
If you are recording in any mode other than
Destructive Record mode, punches do not
permanently replace previously recorded
material. If you
do want to permanently
record over the specified record range (and
keep only the most recent take), select Op-
tions > Destructive Record.
For more information, see “Auto Input
Monitoring” on page 261.