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Chapter 23: Punch Recording Modes 495
Chapter 23: Punch Recording Modes
Punch recording is used in many areas of audio
production for film, video, and music.
Introduction to Punch
Recording Modes
Once basic track material has been recorded, it is
often necessary to replace some, but not all, of the
audio that makes up each track. Punch recording
lets you manually punch one or more audio tracks
in and out of recording without stopping the Trans-
port.
Pro Tools Punch Recording
Modes
Pro Tools provides three different manual punch
recording modes:
QuickPunch A nondestructive Record mode that
lets record-enabled tracks be punched in and
punched out during playback by clicking the Re-
cord button in the Transport. QuickPunch mode is
available on all systems.
TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with
Complete Production Toolkit Only)
A nonde-
structive Record mode that lets individual tracks
be punched in, punched out, and taken out of re-
cord enable without interrupting online recording
and playback.
DestructivePunch (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools
with Complete Production Toolkit Only)
A de-
structive Record mode that maintains a single con-
tinuous audio file per punch track, and lets individ-
ual tracks be punched in, punched out, and taken
out of record enable without interrupting online re-
cording and playback.
You do not need to use QuickPunch or any
other audio punch recording mode to punch
record with MIDI tracks. MIDI tracks can be
punched while in Normal (Nondestructive)
Record mode, and in Destructive Record
mode.
To automatically punch in and out on
record-enabled audio tracks over a specific
range, see “Audio Punch Recording Over a
Specified Range” on page 466.