Specifications

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Transport and Track Record Settings
The TrackPunch preferences appear on the Op-
eration page of the Pro Tools Preferences dialog.
These preferences specify how track and Trans-
port record status respond when the Transport is
stopped (during playback and recording), and
let you optimize Pro Tools for film, video, and
music production workflows as noted in the fol-
lowing sections.
Transport RecordLock
This setting lets the Transport Record be config-
ured to either emulate a digital dubber, or to
maintain legacy behavior for the Transport mas-
ter Record.
◆ When not enabled, the Transport Record dis-
arms when Pro Tools is manually stopped or
stops due to a loss of time code. This replicates
legacy Pro Tools recording behavior.
◆ When enabled, the Transport Record remains
armed when playback or recording stops. This
saves having to re-arm the Transport between
takes, emulating digital dubber behavior.
Destructive Recording and Transport RecordLock
As a precaution against accidentally recording
over previous material, the Transport Record-
Lock preference is automatically disabled and
greyed out when Destructive record mode is en-
abled.
Audio Track RecordLock
This setting lets Pro Tools tracks be configured
to either emulate a digital dubber, or to main-
tain legacy behavior for track record status.
◆ When the Audio RecordLock preference is en-
abled, the record-enabled audio tracks remain
armed when playback or recording stops.
◆ When the Audio RecordLock preference is not
enabled, record-enabled audio tracks are taken
out of record enable when Pro Tools is stopped.
This prevents tracks from remaining armed
from pass to pass, emulating track record behav-
ior of a digital dubber.
Destructive Recording and Transport
RecordLock
As a precaution against accidentally recording
over previous material, the Transport Record-
Lock preference is automatically disabled and
greyed out when Destructive record mode is en-
abled.
Configuring Synchronization and
Track Arming
For online recording and punching, configure
the following Peripheral and Session Setup set-
tings. For best lockup times when synchroniz-
ing, it is recommended that no more than 16
tracks be TrackPunch-enabled at a time.
TrackPunch Preferences
Punching out of record by pressing Record
on the Transport will take the transport out
of record enable.
TrackPunch
Preferences