Specifications

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During the recording process, playback begins
at the pre-roll time (if enabled) and proceeds to
the start time (the punch-in point), where re-
cording begins. When the end time (the punch-
out point) is reached, Pro Tools automatically
switches out of Record mode and continues
playing through the specified amount of post-
roll. This automated punch-in/out feature is a
powerful and precise way of recording or re-re-
cording a portion of a track.
To punch record on an audio track:
1 To record nondestructively, make sure that
Operations > Destructive Record is not selected.
– or –
If you do want to permanently record over the
specified record range, select Operations > De-
structive Record.
2 Make sure the track to which you want to
record is record enabled.
3 Make sure to select Operations > Link Edit and
Timeline Selection.
4 With the Selector, drag in the track’s playlist
until the selection encompasses the punch
range. For other methods of setting the record
range, see “Setting Punch/Loop Points” on
page 168.
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. For details, see “Setting
Pre- and Post-Roll” on page 170.
6 Click Record in the Transport window. When
you are ready to begin recording, click Play.
When the punch-in (start) point is reached,
Pro Tools begins recording. Recording contin-
ues until the punch-out (end) point is reached,
unless Stop is clicked in the Transport window.
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 re-
gion appears in the record track and Audio Re-
gions List.
If recording in Destructive Record mode, the
new audio overwrites the previous material in
the existing audio file and region.
Monitoring During Punch-Ins
Pro Tools provides two monitoring modes for
recording: Auto Input monitoring and Input
Only monitoring. For details, see “Auto Input
Monitoring” on page 140.
If you are recording in any mode other than
Destructive Record mode, punches do not
permanently replace the previously recorded
material. If you
do want to permanently
record over the specified record range (and
keep only the last, or most recent take), se-
lect Operations > Destructive Record.