Specifications

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Low Latency Monitoring
During Recording
(HD-series Systems with Pro Tools 6.4 Only)
If you choose to record with Delay Compensa-
tion active, Pro Tools automatically suspends
delay compensation to provide a low-latency
monitor path through the main outputs of the
record-enabled tracks. When an audio track is
armed for recording (in stop), TrackInput-en-
abled, or punched in, the track’s delay compen-
sation is automatically suspended, and the
Track Compensation indicator displays zero.
Delay compensation can be intentionally ap-
plied to audio tracks regardless of record status
or input mode.
To apply delay compensation to automatically
bypassed tracks:
■ Start-Control-click (Windows) or Command-
Control-click (Macintosh) the Track Compensa-
tion indicator. Track delay will be applied to the
track and the Track Compensation Indicator
will display in blue.
Default Track Names
When creating new audio and MIDI tracks,
Pro Tools names them as either “Audio” or
“MIDI” and numbers them consecutively. For
example, when you create two new audio tracks,
their default names are “Audio 1” and
“Audio 2.” You can rename tracks and also log
comments for each track.
Track names define new file and region names
when recording to a track. See “Naming Tracks”
on page 91
.
Default Names for Audio Files and
Regions
When recording to an audio track, the resulting
file and region names are based on the name of
the track. For example, after recording for the
first time on a track called “Electric Gtr,” an au-
dio file is created with the name “Electric
Gtr_01.” In addition, a region appears in the Au-
dio Regions List with the name “Electric
Gtr_01.” This region is a whole-file region.
Subsequent record takes on the same track are
named identically, but the digits (indicating the
take number) are incremented (for example,
“Electric Gtr_02.”) A second set of digits (such as
used in “Electric Gtr_01-01”) indicates a region
auto-created from an edit.
When recording MIDI tracks, a similar naming
scheme is used, though with only one set of dig-
its. For example, after recording to a track called
“Synth 1,” a region is created called “Synth 1-
01.” Subsequent regions for that track, generat-
ing either from additional record takes or region
edits, are numbered sequentially (for example,
“Synth 1-02”).
Names for Stereo Audio Tracks
When recording to stereo audio tracks, audio
file and region names for the left and right
channels are appended with a “.L” and “.R” suf-
fix.
For more information about Delay Com-
pensation, see “Delay Compensation” on
page 428.
TrackPunch (Pro Tools TDM 6.4 only) and
QuickPunch modes use a different method
for numbering regions. For details, see “Re-
gion and Take Numbering with Quick-
Punch” on page 194.