Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide512
Film Dubbing and Mixing
Film dubbing and mixing features of TrackPunch
and DestructivePunch let you do the following:
• Arm and punch Pro Tools audio tracks remotely
from a master synchronizer such as SoundMas-
ter through P2 commands at any time, without
having to stop playback and while maintaining
timecode lock. (Requires the MachineControl
option.)
• Toggle Pro Tools audio tracks between input and
disk monitoring.
• Use Pro Tools as the timecode master (generat-
ing) or when slaving.
• Punch non-destructively with TrackPunch, or
destructively with DestructivePunch.
A typical pre-dub session includes the following
steps:
1 Configure synchronization between Pro Tools
and other devices as appropriate.
2 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the
Operation tab.
3 Select (enable) Transport RecordLock. This
keeps the Transport Record armed after the
transport stops.
4 Deselect Audio Track RecordLock. This causes
the audio track record to disarm when the trans-
port stops.
5 Do one of the following:
• Select
Options > TrackPunch to enable
TrackPunch mode for non-destructive punch
recording.
• Select
Options > DestructivePunch to enable
DestructivePunch recording.
6 Create 32 new tracks
7 Assign the track inputs.
8 Group the tracks into groups of eight.
9 Click the record enable buttons in the first eight
tracks to TrackPunch enable the first eight
tracks (or, the group for the first pre-dub).
10 Assign the console paddles to the first eight-
track group in the session.
11 Begin the pre-dub pass. Use the console paddles
to arm Pro Tools, and to punch in and out on the
first group.
12 When the first pre-dub is over and all tracks are
punched out, clear all TrackPunch or Destruc-
tivePunch enabled tracks.
13 Select the next group of tracks and TrackPunch-
or DestructivePunch-enable them.
14 Punch in and out on the second group of tracks.
15 Repeat the preceding steps as necessary.
In Remote mode, Transport RecordLock has
no effect. The synchronizer determines the
behavior.
In Remote mode, Audio Track RecordLock
has no effect. The synchronizer determines
the behavior.
Use the Group List to quickly select all tracks
in the group, and Alt-Shift-click (Windows) or
Option-Shift-click (Mac) to record-enable all
the tracks in the group.