Specifications

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• In the Edit window, with I/O view enabled, se-
lect the corresponding output bus for monitoring
(such as “Monitor” or “A 1–2”) from the track’s
Output Path selector.
Record Enabling Tracks
To record audio or MIDI to a track you must first
enable the track’s Record Enable button. To record
simultaneously to multiple tracks, record enable
multiple audio, Instrument, or MIDI tracks.
When one or more tracks are record-enabled, click
the Record button in the Transport to arm record-
ing, and then click the Play button in the Transport
to start recording.
To record enable an audio, MIDI, or Instrument
track:
 From either the Mix or Edit window, click the
track’s Record Enable button to toggle record
enable on or off for the track. The track’s Re-
cord Enable button flashes red, the track’s fader
is solid red, and the Track Record Enabled indi-
cator in the Transport turns red (indicating at
least one track is record-enabled).
To record enable multiple audio tracks:
 From either the Mix or Edit window, click each
audio track’s Record Enable button to toggle re-
cord enable on or off for each track.
Output Path selector, Edit window
MIDI and Instrument tracks can be record-
enabled during playback or record. To
record enable audio tracks, the Transport
must be stopped, or QuickPunch, Track-
Punch, or DestructivePunch must be enabled.
For more information on QuickPunch,
TrackPunch, and DestructivePunch, see
“Record Modes” on page 440.
Record-enabled audio track in Mix and Edit windows
Press Shift+R to record enable any track
containing the Edit cursor on an Edit
selection.
If Latch Record mode is not enabled, Shift-
click each track’s Record Enable button to
toggle record enable on or off for each track.
See “Latch Record Enable Buttons Prefer-
ence” on page 447.
Edit window
Mix window