Enabling DestructivePunch Mode

To enable DestructivePunch mode:

Do one of the following:

Select Options > DestructivePunch.

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

Control-click (Mac) or Start-click (Windows) the Record button in the Transport to cycle through available Record modes until DestructivePunch mode is indicated by “dp” in the Transport Record Enable button.

Power waveform view is not available in Destructive Punch mode.

Transport Display of DestructivePunch Status

When DestructivePunch mode is enabled:

The letters “dp” appears in the Record button in the Transport.

If at least one track is DestructivePunch-enabled, the Record button in the Transport lights solid blue.

 

Transport Record Enable button with DestructivePunch mode enabled

When DestructivePunch mode is enabled and the transport is armed for recording:

If no tracks are DestructivePunch-enabled, the Record button in the Transport flashes gray and red.

If at least one track is DestructivePunch-enabled, the Record button flashes blue and red.

If at least one DestructivePunch-enabled track is also record enabled, the Record button flashes blue and red, and the record LED lights.

Whenever at least one audio track is recording, the Record button lights solid red.