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Pro Tools Reference Guide502
Monitoring and Levels
To complete the setup for DestructivePunch:
1 Configure monitoring for record-enabled
tracks by selecting a mode from the Track menu,
as appropriate. Choices include:
• Set Record Tracks to Auto Input
• Set Record Tracks to Input Only
Selecting either monitoring mode only affects
tracks that are record-enabled.
2 Start playback.
3 To compare levels of the input source with au-
dio on disk, click the TrackInput button. When
lit (green), the track is monitoring input. When
unlit (gray), the track is monitoring from disk
(see “Selecting Record Monitor Modes with
TrackInput Monitoring” on page 443).
When you are satisfied with your levels, you are
ready to start punch recording.
Using DestructivePunch
After you have configured Pro Tools, tracks, and
levels, you can use DestructivePunch to record
in several ways.
Punching In On Single Tracks
To punch in on single tracks:
1 Enable DestructivePunch mode (“Enable De-
structivePunch Mode” on page 499).
2 Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows)
the Record Enable button for each track you
want to punch in, so that the track is Destruc-
tivePunch-enabled only. The track’s Record En-
able button lights solid blue.
3 Click Record in the Transport to enter Record
Ready mode. The Record Enable button flashes
blue and red.
4 Click Play in the Transport to begin playback.
5 During playback, punch in and out on indi-
vidual DestructivePunch-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
Audio Track RecordLock and Transport RecordLock
preference settings.
Punching In on Multiple Tracks
To punch in on multiple tracks simultaneously:
1 Enable DestructivePunch mode (“Enable De-
structivePunch Mode” on page 499).
2 Click the Record Enable button on each track
you want to punch in, so that the track is both
DestructivePunch-enabled and Record-enabled.
Each track’s Record Enable button flashes blue
and red.
3 Click Play in the Transport to begin playback.
4 During playback, click Record in the Transport
to punch in and out on all DestructivePunch-
enabled tracks simultaneously.
5 Stop playback. When you are finished with
the record pass, track Record Enable status and
transport Record Arm status follow the current
Audio Track RecordLock and Transport RecordLock
preference settings.