Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide452
Selecting a Record Input
Monitoring Mode
Pro Tools offers two modes of input monitoring:
Auto Input and Input Only. These monitoring
modes determine how input signals are monitored
during playback, recording, or while the transport
is stopped.
Auto Input Monitoring
In Auto Input mode, when session playback is
stopped, Pro Tools monitors audio input. When
playback is started for a punch-in, Pro Tools mon-
itors existing track material up until the punch
point. While punched in, the input signal is moni-
tored. On punch-out, monitoring switches back to
the existing track material. This is similar to the
auto-switching logic found on digital and analog
multitrack tape machines.
Input Only Monitoring
In Input Only mode, when a track is record-en-
abled, Pro Tools monitors audio input only, re-
gardless of any punch-in/out selection or state.
For Pro Tools, the Input Monitor Enabled Status
indicator (in the Transport window) lights green
when Input Only mode is enabled.
For Pro Tools HD, the indicator lights green when
one or more tracks have TrackInput enabled (see
“Selecting Record Monitor Modes with TrackIn-
put Monitoring” on page 453).
Selecting a Record Monitor
Mode
For record-enabled tracks to use Auto Input
Monitoring:
 Select Track > Auto Input Monitoring.
For record-enabled tracks to use Input Only
Monitoring:
 Select Track > Input Only Monitoring.
When in Auto Input mode, the switch back to
monitoring track material on punch-out is
not instantaneous.
With Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with
Complete Production Toolkit, tracks are in
Auto Input mode by default, and a monitor-
ing control (TrackInput button) is pro-
vided for each track. See “Selecting Re-
cord Monitor Modes with TrackInput
Monitoring” on page 453.
Input Monitor Enabled Status, Transport window
To toggle between Auto Input and Input
Only monitoring, press Option+K (Mac) or
Alt+K (Windows).