M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 390)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 372
Recording Shortcuts
In addition to clicking the Record button in the
Transport or Edit window to arm Pro Tools re-
cording, you can arm and start recording with
the following keyboard shortcuts:
• Press F12 to start recording immediately.
• Press Control+Spacebar (Windows) or Com-
mand+Spacebar (Mac) to start recording.
• Press 3 on the numeric keypad (when the Nu-
meric Keypad mode is set to Transport) to start
recording.
Prime for Record Mode
When recording a large number of tracks or
channels, or playing back a large number of
tracks while recording, Pro Tools may take a lit-
tle longer to begin recording. To avoid this de-
lay, put Pro Tools in Prime for Record mode be-
fore beginning to record.
To enable Prime for Record mode and start
recording:
1 Click Record in the Transport. The Record but-
ton flashes.
2 Do one of the following:
• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac)
Play in the Transport to put Pro Tools in
Prime for Record mode.
– or –
• Right-click the Play button and select Prime
for Record .
The Stop button lights and both the Play and
Record buttons flash.
3 To begin recording instantaneously, click Play.
4 Click Stop to stop recording.
Setting Punch and Loop
Points
The start and end points of a record range for
punch and loop recording can be set by the fol-
lowing methods:
• Select a range in a track’s playlist (with Op-
tions > Link Timeline and Edit Selection en-
abled).
• Select a range in a Timebase ruler.
• Drag the Timeline Selection Markers in the
ruler.
• Enter start and end times in the Transport
window.
• Recall a Memory Location that includes an
Edit selection (with Options > Link Timeline
and Edit Selection
enabled).
On Mac systems, to use F12 for recording,
the Mac “Dashboard” feature must be
disabled or remapped. See your Setup Guide
for details.
On Mac systems, to use Command+Spacebar
for recording, the Mac “Spotlight” feature
must be disabled or remapped. See your Setup
Guide for details.
To initiate recording at half speed, press
Control+Shift+Spacebar (Windows) or
Command+Shift+Spacebar (Mac). For
details, see “Half-Speed Recording” on
page 388.
When synchronizing to time code, use
Prime for Record mode to record or play
back large numbers of tracks. This decreases
the time it takes to lock to time code.