Audio Punch Recording Over A Specified Range - DigiDesign Pro Tools 8.0 Reference Manual

With the Selector tool, Alt-click (Windows) or
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Option-click (Mac) in the track's playlist after
the selection to enable the post-roll at that loca-
tion.
To disable the pre- and post-roll by clicking in a
playlist:
With the Selector tool, Alt-click (Windows) or
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Option-click (Mac) in the Edit selection near the
start to disable the pre-roll.
With the Selector tool, Alt-click (Windows) or
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Option-click (Mac) in the Edit selection near the
end to disable the post-roll.
In the Timeline, you can reset the pre- and
post-roll to zero. First, drag the Pre-Roll Flag
to the Timeline Selection Start Marker, then
drag the Post-Roll Flag to the Timeline Se-
lection End Marker.
Drag the Pre-Roll Flag to the Timeline Selec-
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tion Start Marker.
Drag the Post-Roll Flag to the Timeline Selec-
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tion End Marker.
Enabling Pre/Post-Roll from the
Options Menu
Pre- and post-roll (as a pair) can be enabled and
disabled from the Options menu.
To enable both pre/post-roll from the Options
menu:
Select Options > Pre/Post-Roll.
Dragging Pre- and Post-Roll Flags in the
Timebase Ruler
The Pre- and Post-Roll Flags can be moved in the
Main Timebase ruler, either separately or at the
same time, to set their location.
To set the pre- and post-roll amounts by dragging in
the Main Timebase ruler:
If you want the Pre- and Post-Roll flags to snap
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to the current Grid value, set the Edit mode to
Grid.
Drag the Pre-Roll Flag to a new location in the
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ruler.
Dragging a Pre-Roll Flag in a Timebase ruler
Drag the Post-Roll Flag to a new location in
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the Timebase ruler.
To set pre- and post-roll values to the same
amount, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-
drag (Mac) either the Pre- or the Post-Roll
Flag in the ruler. The deselected flag will
immediately reset to the same value, and
will adjust accordingly as you drag the
selected flag.
Audio Punch Recording Over a
Specified Range
You can set Pro Tools to automatically punch
record over a specific range in an audio track (for
example, to replace a portion of a recorded
track). The range's start (punch in) and end
(punch out) points must be specified before re-
cording.
To manually punch in and out on record-
enabled audio tracks during playback, refer
to Chapter 21, "Punch Recording Modes."
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