Recording Additional Takes

For more information, see the following topics:

Appending New Material to the End of a Track

Recording to a New Playlist

After recording to an audio track, you can record additional takes to the same track. Any of these additional takes can be used in the main playlist. For information about accessing alternate takes, see Alternate Takes.

Recording additional takes in Destructive Record mode overwrites previous take. To keep the audio from previous takes, record the new takes in Normal (Nondestructive) Record mode.

For information on audio file and clip names for new takes, see Configuring Default Names for Audio Files and Clips.

To nondestructively record a new take on the same track:

1 Ensure that Normal Record mode is selected (see Record Modes).

2 Record enable the track.

3 Do one of the following:

To record from the beginning of the session, click Return to Zero in the Transport.

– or – 

If Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection is enabled, click anywhere in the track’s playlist to begin recording from that point.

 

To record a specific track range, with precise start and end points, see Audio Punch Recording Over a Specified Range.

4 Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools for recording.

5 Click Play to start recording.

6 Click Stop to stop recording.

An audio file for the new take is written to disk and appears as an audio clip both in the track’s playlist and in the Clip List.

The audio from the original take remains on your hard drive, and is still available as a clip in the Clip List.

To destructively record over a previous take:

1 Do one of the following:

Select Options > Destructive Record. When in Destructive Record mode.

– or – 

Right-click the Record button in the Transport and select Destructive.

A “D” appears in the Record button.

 

Destructive Record mode enabled

2 Record enable the track.

3 Do one of the following:

To record from the beginning of the track, click Return to Zero in the Transport.

– or – 

If Options > Link Timeline and Edit Selection is enabled, click anywhere in the track’s playlist to begin recording from that point.

 

To record a specific track range, with precise start and end points, see Audio Punch Recording Over a Specified Range.

4 Click Record in the Transport to arm Pro Tools for recording.

5 Click Play to start recording.

6 When finished, click Stop to stop recording.

The audio for the new take is written to disk, permanently overwriting the original. The new material replaces the original material within the existing clip and the clip is not renamed.