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Chapter 15: Audio Recording 285
When loop recording audio, Pro Tools creates a
single audio file that includes all takes. Takes ap-
pear as individual regions in the Region List and
are numbered sequentially. Once you stop re-
cording, you can audition any of the recorded
takes.
To loop record an audio track:
1
Select Options > Loop Record. When Loop
Record mode is enabled, a loop symbol appears
in the Record button.
2
Record enable the audio track by clicking its
Record Enable button.
3
Select Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selec-
tion.
4
With the Selector tool, select the loop range
on the track. For other methods of setting the
record range, see “Setting Punch/Loop Points”
on page 288.
5
To hear track material up to the start point of
the loop, enable pre-roll and set the pre-roll
time (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.
The Record button flashes during the pre-roll.
When the start point is reached, Pro Tools be-
gins recording. When the end point is reached,
Pro Tools loops back to the start time and con-
tinues recording.
8
To cancel all recorded takes while loop record-
ing, press Period (.) (Windows) or
Period (.) (Mac).
9
When finished, click Stop to stop recording.
If you stop recording before you reach the mid-
point of the loop, Pro Tools discards that take. If
you record more than half of the looped take,
Pro Tools will leave the take in the track when
you stop recording.
The recorded takes appear as regions in the Re-
gion List and are numbered sequentially. The
most recently recorded take appears in the ac-
tive playlist on the track. For details on audi-
tioning the different takes, see “Auditioning Dif-
ferent Record Takes in the Timeline” on
page 286.
Loop Playback and Audio Recording
Pro Tools ignores “loop playback” when record-
ing. The only way to loop while recording is to
enable Loop Record mode.
To use alternate takes created with Loop
Record in other sessions (such as when us-
ing Import Session Data), export region def-
initions (see “Exporting Region Defini-
tions” on page 230). If region definitions
are not exported, alternate takes created
with Loop Record will be inaccessible when
imported into another session.
Loop Recording enabled