Specifications

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You can also cycle through the Pro Tools record
modes with the Transport stopped, by Start-click-
ing (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac) the Re-
cord button.
The Record button changes to indicate the cur-
rently selected mode: blank for Nondestructive,
“D” for Destructive, a loop symbol for Loop Re-
cord, “P” for QuickPunch, “T” for TrackPunch,
and “DP” for DestructivePunch.
Track Record Enable Indicator When lit (red), in-
dicates that at least one audio track is currently re-
cord-enabled. When off (gray), no tracks are cur-
rently record-enabled.
TrackInput Monitor Indicator When lit (green), in-
dicates that at least one audio track is currently set
to Input Only monitoring (regardless of record en-
able status). When off (gray), all tracks are in Auto
Input monitoring.
Transport Window Menu Lets you select what op-
tions to show in the Transport window:
Counters,
MIDI Controls, Synchronization, Minimal, All, and
Expanded Transport.
Pre-Roll During playback or record, specifies the
amount of audio that plays before the Play (Time-
line) Cursor or Play Start Marker location, or be-
ginning of the Timeline selection. Pre-roll is par-
ticularly useful with punch recording since it gives
you time to “catch the beat” before reaching the
punch-in point. To set the pre-roll amount, type a
new value in this field, or drag the Pre-Roll flag in
the Main Timebase ruler.
Post-Roll During playback or record, specifies the
amount that plays after the end of a Timeline selec-
tion. Post-roll is useful in punch recording since
playback continues after the punch-out point so
you can check for a smooth transition to previously
recorded material. To set the post-roll amount,
type a new value in this field, or drag the Post-Roll
flag in the Main Timebase ruler.
Start Specifies the beginning of the play or record
range. You can set the start point by entering a lo-
cation in this field, or by dragging the correspond-
ing Timeline Selection or Play Start Marker in the
Main Timebase ruler. For more information, see
“Timeline Selection Markers” on page 461.
End Specifies the end of the play or record range.
You can set the end point by entering a location in
this field, or by dragging the corresponding Time-
line Selection Marker in the Main Timebase ruler.
For more information, see “Timeline Selection
Markers” on page 461.
Length Specifies the length for the play or record
range. You can set the length by entering a location
in this field, or by selecting a range in any Time-
base ruler.
MIDI Controls
To initiate recording at half-speed, you can
press Control+Shift+Spacebar (Windows)
or Command+Shift+Spacebar (Mac).
When the Timeline and Edit selections are
linked, you can make an Edit selection in a
track’s playlist to set the play and record
range. See “Linking or Unlinking Timeline
and Edit Selections” on page 565.
Transport window, MIDI controls
Tempo Ruler
Enable
Wait for Note
Count Off
Meter
Metronome Click
MIDI Merge
Tempo
Tempo Resolution (Beat Value) pop-up menu