Record Modes
For recording audio, Pro Tools provides the following Record modes:
• Normal (Nondestructive)
• Loop
• QuickPunch
To select the Record mode:

Right-click the Record button in the Transport and select the Record mode from the pop-up menu.

You can also cycle through the Pro Tools record modes with the Transport stopped, by Control-clicking (Mac) or Start-clicking (Windows) the Record button.
The Record button changes to indicate the selected Record mode as follows:
• Blank for Normal (Nondestructive)
• Loop symbol for Loop Record
• “P” for QuickPunch