Playback and Recording : Punch Recording Modes : Using TrackPunch : Punching In on Individual Tracks

Punching In on Individual Tracks
To punch in on individual tracks:
1 Make sure Pro Tools is in TrackPunch mode.
2 Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows) the Record Enable button for each track you want to punch in, so that the track is TrackPunch-enabled only. The track’s Record Enable button should light solid blue.
3 Click Record in the Transport to enter the TrackPunch Record Ready mode. The Record button flashes blue and red.
4 Click Play in the Transport to begin playback.
5 During playback, punch in and out on individual TrackPunch-enabled tracks by clicking their respective Record Enable buttons.
6 While continuing local or remote playback, do any of the following:
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After punching out, take tracks out of record enable then record enable different TrackPunch enabled tracks.
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7 Stop playback. When you are finished with the record pass, track Record Enable status and transport Record Arm status follow the current Audio Track RecordLock and Transport RecordLock preference settings.
After a TrackPunch recording pass, the punched track’s playlist 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 TrackPunch 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 Audio Files, Clips and Takes.