Audio Recording

For more information, see the following topics:

Before Recording

Recording Shortcuts

Prime for Record Mode

Setting Punch and Loop Points

Setting Pre- and Post-Roll

Audio Punch Recording Over a Specified Range

Recording Additional Takes

Loop Recording Audio

Alternate Takes

Recording from a Digital Source

Half-Speed Recording

In Pro Tools, you record audio to audio tracks. Audio tracks can be mono, stereo, or multichannel as appropriate for the recording source.

When recording a mono source, record to a single, mono audio track in Pro Tools. A single, mono audio file is written to disk, and the file appears as a clip both in the track’s playlist and in the Clip List.

When recording a stereo audio source, record to a single, stereo audio track in Pro Tools. A single, mono audio file is written to disk for each channel of a stereo track: one for the left channel, and one for the right channel. These files appear as a stereo clip both in the track’s playlist and in the Clip List.

Recording a multichannel source to a multichannel track (Pro Tools HD and Pro Tools with Complete Production Toolkit only) is similar to recording stereo audio tracks. A single, mono audio file is written for each channel in the track, and these files appear as multichannel clips in both the track’s playlist and in the Clip List (see Multichannel Audio Tracks).