Specifications
Pro Tools Reference Guide200
To TrackPunch enable or disable all selected audio
tracks:
■ Start-Alt-Shift-click (Windows) or Control-
Option-Shift-click (Macintosh) a track’s Record
Enable button to toggle the Record Enable but-
tons for the selected audio tracks solid blue.
Track Record Status Display
Each track’s Record Enable button indicates its
TrackPunch and record enable status as follows:
• When a track is both TrackPunch-enabled and
record-enabled, its Record enable button
flashes blue and red.
• When a track is TrackPunch-enabled but not
record-enabled, its Record Enable button
lights solid blue.
• When a track is record-enabled only, its
Record Enable button flashes red.
• While a track is recording (in any mode), its
Record Enable button lights solid red.
TrackPunch Recording
After you have put Pro Tools in TrackPunch
mode, and enabled tracks for TrackPunch re-
cording, you can record with TrackPunch in sev-
eral ways.
Punching In On Single Tracks
To punch in on single tracks:
1 Put Pro Tools in TrackPunch mode.
2 Start-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macin-
tosh) the Record Enable button for each track
you want to punch in, so that the track is Track-
Punch-enabled only. The track’s Record Enable
button should light solid blue.
3 Click Record in the Transport window to enter
the TrackPunch Record Ready mode. The Record
button flashes blue and red.
4 Click Play in the Transport window to begin
playback.
5 During playback, punch in and out on indi-
vidual TrackPunch-enabled tracks by clicking
their Record Enable buttons.
6 Stop playback. When you are finished with
the record pass, track Record Enable status and
transport Record Arm status follow the current
TrackPunch preference settings.
Create track groups for each stem or set of
tracks on which you plan to punch. Use the
Groups List to quickly select all tracks in the
group. This makes it easier and faster to
take multiple tracks in and out of Track-
Punch enable simultaneously.
TrackPunch status indication in an audio track in the
Mix window
Record Enable button
Track Record status in the Edit window
Red (not flashing) indicates recording
(all modes)