Specifications

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5 To hear any existing track material up to the
start point, or after the end point, enable and set
pre- and post-roll times (see “Setting Pre- and
Post-Roll” on page 464).
6 Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools
for recording.
7 Click Play to start recording.
Pro Tools starts recording from the punch-in (start)
point. If there is any pre-roll, recording starts when
the punch-in (start) point is reached. Recording
continues until the punch-out (end) point is
reached (unless you manually stop recording first).
If post-roll is enabled, playback continues for the
specified post-roll amount.
If recording nondestructively, a new audio file is
written to your hard drive and a new audio clip ap-
pears both in the track and the Clip List.
If recording in Destructive Record mode, the new
audio overwrites the previous material in the exist-
ing audio file and clip.
Monitoring during Punch-Ins
Pro Tools provides two monitoring modes for re-
cording: Auto Input monitoring and Input Only
monitoring (see “Selecting a Record Input Moni-
toring Mode” on page 452).
Recording Additional Takes
After recording to an audio track, you can record
additional takes to the same track. Any of these ad-
ditional takes can be used in the main playlist. For
information about accessing alternate takes, see
“Alternate Takes” on page 471.
Recording additional takes in Destructive Record
mode overwrites previous take. To keep the audio
from previous takes, record the new takes in Nor-
mal (Nondestructive) Record mode.
To nondestructively record a new take on the same
track:
1 Ensure that Normal Record mode is selected
(see “Record Modes” on page 440).
2 Record enable the track.
3 Do one of the following:
• To record from the beginning of the session,
click Return to Zero in the Transport.
• If
Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection is
enabled, click anywhere in the track’s playlist to
begin recording from that point.
4 Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools
for recording.
5 Click Play to start recording.
6 Click Stop to stop recording.
An audio file for the new take is written to disk and
appears as an audio clip both in the track’s playlist
and in the Clip List.
The audio from the original take remains on your
hard drive, and is still available as a clip in the Clip
List.
For information on audio file and clip
names for new takes, see “Configuring
Default Names for Audio Files and Clips”
on page 443.
To record a specific track range, with precise
start and end points, see “Audio Punch Re-
cording Over a Specified Range” on
page 466.