Specifications

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Chapter 10: Options Menu
The Options menu commands let you select sev-
eral editing, recording, monitoring, playback,
and display options.
Destructive Record
Destructive Record mode lets you record over
existing clips and replace the original audio per-
manently. This lets you conserve hard drive
space. However, if you have sufficient drive
space, it is usually best to disable Destructive
Record mode, and use Pro Tools in Nondestruc-
tive Record mode to avoid losing any previously
recorded material.
Loop Record
Loop Record lets you record take after take
while the same section of audio repeats. This is a
convenient technique for quickly recording
multiple takes of a part without losing sponta-
neity.
The time range that is looped and recorded—
which must be at least one second in length—is
defined by selecting a range in the Ruler or in a
track’s playlist, or by specifying start and end
points in the Transport window.
QuickPunch
QuickPunch
™
lets you instantaneously punch-in
(initiate recording) on a record-enabled audio
track during playback, then punch-out (exit re-
cording) by clicking the Transport’s Record but-
ton. Recording with QuickPunch is nondestruc-
tive.
TrackPunch
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with
Complete Production Toolkit Only)
TrackPunch lets you punch individual tracks in,
punch individual tracks out, and take tracks out
of record enable without interrupting online re-
cording and playback. Recording with Track-
Punch is nondestructive.
DestructivePunch
(Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with
Complete Production Toolkit Only)
Destructive Punch is a destructive recording
mode that lets you instantaneously punch in
(start recording) and punch out (stop recording)
on individual audio tracks during playback,
while preserving a contiguous audio file on each
punched track. No additional clips are created
when recording in DestructivePunch mode.