Recording with QuickPunch
To punch record with QuickPunch:
1. Do one of the following:
Select
Options > QuickPunch.
Right-click the Record button in the Transport and select
QuickPunch.
When QuickPunch is enabled, a “P” appears in the Record button in the Transport.
2. Click the track Record Enable button to record enable each track on which you want to punch in.
3. Prepare to record by cueing to an appropriate location. To use pre-roll, enable pre-roll and enter a pre-roll value in the Transport window.
4. Start playback by clicking Play in the Transport window.
5. When you reach the punch-in point, click Record in the Transport.
The Record button stops flashing and stays lit during recording.
6. To punch out, click Record again.
As Pro Tools | First continues playing, you can perform additional punches (up to 200). When recording multiple punches during a single pass, a single audio file is recorded that contains the appropriate clips.
After a QuickPunch recording pass, the punched track in the Edit window displays the clips created by punching. You can use any of the Trim tools after punch recording to open up the head or tail of QuickPunch recorded clips, or to reveal the parent audio file that was recorded in the background. This lets you compensate for any late or missed punches.
For information on file and clip naming, see
“Renaming Clips” on page 113.