Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 40)

What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.2 34
Record and Input Status LEDs
Record and Input LEDs next to the Transport
Record Enable button indicate track Record and
Input status as follows, in all recording modes:
Record Status LED When lit (red), indicates that
at least one audio track is currently record-en-
abled. When off (grey), no tracks are currently
record-enabled.
Input Status LED When lit (green), indicates
that at least one audio track is currently set to
Input Only monitoring (regardless of record en-
able status). When off (grey), all tracks are in
Auto Input monitoring
.
Preparing Tracks for
DestructivePunch Recording
In order for a track to be enabled for Destructive-
Punch recording, the track must contain a con-
tiguous audio file that meets the following re-
quirements:
• The file must start at the beginning
(sample 0) of the session.
– and –
• The File Length must be equal to or greater
than the DestructivePunch File Length set-
ting (see “DestructivePunch File Length”
on page 34).
If a track does not contain a file that meets these
requirements, you can do any of the following
to meet the requirements:
• Move the current file in the track timeline
so that its beginning aligns with the session
start.
• Select the material in the track and use the
Consolidate command to create a continu-
ous file of the required length.
• Change the DestructivePunch File Length
setting so that the current file is equal to or
greater than the required length.
• Use the Prepare DPE Tracks command to
consolidate audio on all DestructivePunch-
enabled tracks. (See “Using the Prepare DPE
Tracks Command” on page 34.)
DestructivePunch File Length
To use DestructivePunch on an audio track, the
track must contain a contiguous audio file of a
minimum length, which is set in the Pro Tools
Operation preferences page.
To set DestructivePunch File Length:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click Opera-
tion.
2 Enter a value for DestructivePunch File
Length.
3 Click OK.
Using the Prepare DPE Tracks Command
To prepare a track for DestructivePunch recording:
1 Make sure DestructivePunch mode is enabled.
2 Make sure the tracks you want to prepare are
DestructivePunch-enabled. See “Destructive-
Punch Enabling Tracks without Record Enabling
Them” on page 32.
3 Choose Options > Prepare DPE Tracks.
Pro Tools consolidates audio on all Destructive-
Punch-enabled tracks from the beginning of the
session to the value specified in the Destructive-
Punch File Length preference.
Track Record Enable buttons also appear in
blue to indicate that track is Destructive-
Punch-enabled.