DigiDesign Command 8 Manual page 42

To take tracks out of TrackPunch and record
enable:
Press Ctl/Clutch+Select (Windows) or
1
/Ctl+Select (Macintosh) on each track. One
press immediately places the track in Record
Safe mode.
Repeat to take the track out of Record Safe and
2
leave it not TrackPunch enabled or record en-
abled. Use the standard Pro Tools modifiers to
Apply to All (Opt/Alt All) or Apply to Selected
(Shift+Opt/Alt All). If some tracks are already
TrackPunch enabled, applying to all will first
take all tracks out of TrackPunch enable. Repeat
step 3 and all tracks will TrackPunch enable.
To take a track out of record enable but leave it
TrackPunch enabled:
Press the Rec switch.
1
Press the corresponding Channel Select
2
switch.
Punching In and Out using TrackPunch
To punch on individual tracks using TrackPunch:
Configure Pro Tools for TrackPunch recording
1
as explained in the Pro Tools Reference Guide.
TrackPunch and record enable tracks as ex-
2
plained previously.
Press the Transport Record switch to arm
3
Pro Tools for recording.
Begin playback.
4
Use the channel Select switches to punch in
5
and out on individual tracks.
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To punch multiple tracks simultaneously using
TrackPunch:
Enable TrackPunch mode.
1
Press the Rec switch, then press the channel
2
Select switch to TrackPunch enable and record
enable tracks.
Begin playback.
3
Press the Transport Record switch to punch all
4
TrackPunch and record enabled tracks in and
out simultaneously.
Monitoring while Recording
Command|8 lets you toggle Pro Tools record
monitor modes, as well as use TrackInput mon-
itor switching.
Toggling the Record Monitor Mode
To toggle record enabled tracks between Auto
Input and Input Only Monitoring modes:
Make sure the transport is stopped.
1
Press Mon/ø to toggle Monitor mode. The
2
LCD displays Auto when Auto Input mode is en-
abled, and Input when Input Only mode is en-
abled.
TrackInput Monitor Switching
(Pro Tools|HD Systems Only)
To use TrackInput monitoring:
Press Opt/Alt All+Mon/ø (Windows) or
1
Ctl/Clutch+Mon/ø (Macintosh). The upper left
of the LCD displays Select Input Monitor, and
the Mon/ø switch flashes.