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Chapter 24: Punch Recording Modes 487
Chapter 24: Punch Recording Modes
Punch recording is used in many areas of audio
production for film, video, and music.
Introduction to Punch
Recording Modes
Once basic track material has been recorded, it is
often necessary to replace some, but not all, of
the audio that makes up each track. Punch re-
cording lets you manually “punch” one or more
audio tracks in and out of recording on-the-fly
(without stopping the Transport).
Pro Tools Punch Recording Modes
Pro Tools provides three different manual
punch recording modes:
QuickPunch A nondestructive Record mode that
lets record-enabled tracks be punched in and
punched out during playback by clicking the Re-
cord button in the Transport. QuickPunch
mode is available on all systems.
TrackPunch (Pro Tools HD Only) A nondestruc-
tive Record mode that lets individual tracks be
punched in, punched out, and taken out of re-
cord enable without interrupting online record-
ing and playback.
DestructivePunch (Pro Tools HD Only) A destruc-
tive Record mode that maintains a single con-
tinuous audio file per punch track, and lets indi-
vidual tracks be punched in, punched out, and
taken out of record enable without interrupting
online recording and playback.
You do not need to use QuickPunch or any
other audio punch recording mode to punch
on-the-fly with MIDI tracks. MIDI tracks
can be punched while in Normal (Nonde-
structive) Record mode, and in Destructive
Record mode.
To automatically punch in and out on re-
cord-enabled audio tracks over a specific
range, see “Audio Punch Recording Over a
Specified Range” on page 458.