User`s guide

Chapter 5: Remote Track Arming 25
Choosing a Record Mode
The Remote Track Arming window provides two
choices for Record Mode:
Insert
This mode is used to perform insert editing
(punching in individual tracks) where one or
more audio tracks is replaced by new material
and the video material is retained.
Assemble
Assemble mode should be used when you want
to:
◆ Begin recording program onto a completely
blank tape (unformatted)
– or –
◆ Append program to the remainder of a tape
that already has program you wish to keep
Assemble mode is not appropriate for audio lay-
backs to video masters, for example.
Assemble mode should be used carefully be-
cause it arms all tracks on the target deck for re-
cording—including the video track, time code
track and control track. When performing an
Assemble edit, all material on all tracks after the
edit in point will be replaced. Because a break in
the control track will result at the edit out point,
any remaining program material after an Assem-
ble edit may be unusable.
To avoid accidentally recording over program
material, experiment with Assemble and Insert
modes on a dispensable tape to familiarize your-
self with the edit capabilities of your deck.
Rules for On-Screen Selections
The Record Protocol buttons allow you to
choose between the two different record proto-
col choices described above (Auto Edit and
Punch In/Punch Out). Regardless of which
choice is used, however, Pro Tools follows these
rules for record selection:
◆ If there is an on-screen selection, recording
will take place over the period of the selection
and punch out at the end of the selection.
◆ If pre/post roll is enabled, recording takes
place only in the selection area, not during
pre/post roll.
◆ If there is no selection (only a start location),
recording will continue until it is manually
stopped.
◆ If you make a selection in Pro Tools that
crosses the “midnight” boundary (00:00:00:00),
make sure your deck can handle this situation.
Experiment with a dispensable tape to familiar-
ize yourself with the crossover capabilities of
your deck.
As a safety precaution, Pro Tools does not
support arming of video for insert editing.
Assemble mode replaces all the elements on
the target tape deck—audio, video and time
code. Use this mode with caution.