Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide460
Recording Shortcuts
In addition to clicking the Record button in the
Transport or Edit window to arm Pro Tools record-
ing, you can arm and start recording with the fol-
lowing keyboard shortcuts:
• Press F12 to start recording immediately.
• Press Command+Spacebar (Mac) or Con-
trol+Spacebar (Windows) to start recording.
• Press 3 on the numeric keypad (when the Nu-
meric Keypad mode is set to
Transport) to start
recording.
Prime for Record Mode
When recording a large number of tracks or chan-
nels, or playing back a large number of tracks
while recording, Pro Tools may take a little longer
to begin recording. To avoid this delay, put
Pro Tools in Prime for Record mode before begin-
ning to record.
To enable Prime for Record mode and start
recording:
1 Click Record in the Transport. The Record but-
ton flashes.
2 Do one of the following:
• Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) Play
in the Transport to put Pro Tools in Prime for
Record mode.
• Right-click the Play button and select
Prime for
Record
.
The Stop button lights and both the Play and Re-
cord buttons flash.
3 To begin recording instantaneously, click Play.
4 Click Stop to stop recording.
Setting Punch and Loop
Points
The start and end points of a record range for
punch and loop recording can be set by the follow-
ing methods:
• Select a range in a track’s playlist (with
Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection
enabled).
• Select a range in a Timebase ruler.
• Drag the Timeline Selection Markers in the
ruler.
• Enter start and end times in the Transport win-
dow.
• Recall a Memory Location that includes an Edit
selection (with
Options > Link Timeline and Edit
Selection
enabled).
On Mac systems, to use F12 for recording, the
Mac “Dashboard” feature must be disabled or
remapped. See your User Guide for details.
On Mac systems, to use Command+Spacebar
for recording, the Mac “Spotlight” feature
must be disabled or remapped. See your User
Guide for details.
To initiate recording at half speed, press
Command+Shift+Spacebar (Mac) or
Control+Shift+Spacebar (Windows). See
“Half-Speed Recording” on page 476.
When synchronizing to timecode, use Prime
for Record mode to record or play back large
numbers of tracks. This decreases the time it
takes to lock to timecode.