User`s guide

Chapter 11: Advanced Recording 115
QuickPunch Guidelines for
Pro Tools LE
Digi 001 and Audiomedia III
For non-TDM systems, the maximum
number of tracks that can be simulta-
neously recorded with QuickPunch in a
session with 24 audio tracks is 8.
To simultaneously record more tracks than
this with QuickPunch, you’ll need to re-
duce the number of tracks in the session.
For instance, a session with 20 audio tracks
can record 10 tracks with QuickPunch, and
a session with 16 audio tracks can record
12.
▲ With Pro Tools LE, QuickPunch uses CPU
processing power, and may reduce the number
of tracks and Plug-Ins you can use.
To punch on the fly with QuickPunch:
1 Select Operations > QuickPunch. When
QuickPunch is enabled, a “P” appears in
the Record button.
2 If desired, configure the QuickPunch
Crossfade Length option in the Editing
Preferences (see “QuickPunch Crossfade
Length” on page 113).
3 Record enable the tracks you want to
punch in on. Make sure there are enough
available voices on your system.
• For TDM systems, see “QuickPunch
Guidelines for TDM Systems” on
page 114.
• For non-TDM systems, see “QuickPunch
Guidelines for Pro Tools LE” on
page 115.
4 Prepare to record by cueing Pro Tools to
an appropriate location (if desired, enable a
pre-roll value in the Transport window).
5 Start playback by clicking Play in the
Transport window.
6 When you reach the punch-in point,
click Record in the Transport window.
– or –
For Digi 001 systems with a connected
footswitch, press the footswitch at the
punch-in point.
The Record button stops flashing and stays
lit during recording.
7 To punch out, click Record again (or
press the footswitch).
As Pro Tools continues playing, you can
perform additional punches (up to 100).
When recording multiple punches during a
single pass, a single audio file is recorded
from which Pro Tools creates the appropri-
ate regions.
QuickPunch enabled