M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 434)

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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.
DestructivePunch Audio
Recording
(Pro Tools HD Only)
DestructivePunch is a destructive recording mode
that lets you punch in and out on during play-
back, while preserving a contiguous audio file
on each punched track. Like TrackPunch mode,
DestructivePunch mode lets you punch tracks in
and out individually (one at a time) or punch
multiple tracks in and out simultaneously.
Unlike QuickPunch and TrackPunch, Destruc-
tivePunch replaces audio within the target par-
ent file. DestructivePunch is essentially a de-
structive version of TrackPunch mode. Where
TrackPunch always records audio to a new file in
the background, DestructivePunch destructively
records audio directly into the original file, us-
ing a fixed 10-millisecond linear crossfade. No
additional regions are created when recording in
DestructivePunch mode. Up to 200 “running
punches” can be performed in a track during a
single DestructivePunch pass.
DestructivePunch Setup
Before using DestructivePunch in a record pass
you must configure Pro Tools, session, and track
settings as explained in the following sections.
Configure Pro Tools for
DestructivePunch
To configure Pro Tools:
1 Configure tracks, voicing, and other settings
as needed (see “System, Session, and Track
Guidelines for Punch Recording” on page 406).
2 Make sure Pro Tools is not recording or play-
ing back (the Transport is stopped).
Enable DestructivePunch Mode
To enable DestructivePunch mode:
„ Do one of the following:
• Select Options > DestructivePunch.
• Right-click the Record button in the Trans-
port and select DestructivePunch.
• Start-click (Windows) or Control-click
(Mac) the Record button in the Transport
to cycle through available Record modes
until DestructivePunch mode is indicated
by “dp” in the Transport Record Enable
button.
Power waveform view is not available in
Destructive Punch mode.