DigiDesign Command|8 Manual page 41

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 (Mac). The upper left of the
LCD displays Select Input Monitor, and the
Mon/ø switch flashes.
Press the channel Select switches to toggle
2
tracks between Input monitoring and disk mon-
itoring. When Input is enabled, the LCD above
the selected track displays Input. When moni-
toring from disk, the LCD displays AutoIn.
To query Input status of all tracks:
Make sure no tracks are record enabled.
1
Press Mon/ø to temporarily display the input
2
status (Input, or AutoIn) of all displayed tracks.
To query other tracks, bank those tracks to the
3
faders and repeat.
Loop Recording
Command|8 supports Loop Record mode for au-
dio and MIDI.
To enable Loop Record mode:
Press the Loop Rec switch in the Transport
section. When enabled, the Loop Rec switch
LED is lit. Press the Loop Rec switch again to
take Pro Tools out of Loop Record mode.
Chapter 4: Using Command|8 with Pro Tools 35