Specifications

Chapter 23: Punch Recording Modes 507
DestructivePunch Setup
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete
Production Toolkit Only
)
Before using DestructivePunch in a record pass
you must configure Pro Tools, session, and track
settings.
Configuring Pro Tools for
DestructivePunch
To configure Pro Tools:
1 Configure tracks, voicing, and other settings as
needed (see “Guidelines for Punch Recording”
on page 496).
2 Make sure Pro Tools is not recording or playing
back (the Transport is stopped).
Enabling DestructivePunch
Mode
To enable DestructivePunch mode:
 Do one of the following:
• Select
Options > DestructivePunch.
• Right-click the Record button in the Transport
and select
DestructivePunch.
• Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows)
the Record button in the Transport to cycle
through available Record modes until Destruc-
tivePunch mode is indicated by “DP” in the
Transport Record Enable button.
Transport Display of DestructivePunch Status
When DestructivePunch mode is enabled:
 The letters “DP” appear in the Record button in
the Transport.
 If at least one track is DestructivePunch-en-
abled, the Record button in the Transport lights
solid blue.
When DestructivePunch mode is enabled and the
transport is armed for recording:
 If no tracks are DestructivePunch-enabled, the
Record button in the Transport flashes gray and
red.
 If at least one track is DestructivePunch-en-
abled, the Record button flashes blue and red.
 If at least one DestructivePunch-enabled track
is also record enabled, the Record button flashes
blue and red, and the record LED lights.
 Whenever at least one audio track is recording,
the Record button lights solid red.
Power waveform view is not available in
Destructive Punch mode.
Transport Record Enable button with
DestructivePunch mode enabled