Chapter 10: Recording 99
Keyboard Shortcuts
To clear/enable record safe status on all
channels:
■ Press OPT(ALT)/ALL+(CTL)+REC ARM but-
ton on any channel.
To clear/enable record safe status on all selected
channels:
◆ Press
SHIFT/ADD+OPT(ALT)/ALL+(CTL)+REC ARM
button on any channel.
To take a track (or tracks) out of Record Safe
mode:
■ Hold down the (CTL) button and press the
REC ARM button of any channel in Record Safe
mode.
Loop Record Mode
Pro Tools provides a Loop Record mode. Loop
recording results in a multi-take file containing
new regions for each take. Takes (meaning re-
gions or files with identical times) can be se-
lected for editing using Pro Tools Takes pop-up,
that speeds editing of instrumental overdubs,
voice-overs, Foley or other tracks.
There is an alternative Loop Record mode that
only applies to MIDI tracks. Normal loop record-
ing on MIDI tracks—as described above—
records multiple takes on each record pass, and
is similar to loop recording on audio tracks.
MIDI Merge Loop Recording is similar to a
“drum machine” style of recording. The loop
merges with previously recorded to create a
composite of several loop cycles. This enables
you (for example) to record hi-hats on the first
pass and kick and snare on the next.
To enable Loop Recording mode:
1 Press the LOOP REC button located just above
the primary Transport buttons. The RECORD
button in the Pro Tools Transport window will
display a circular arrow when in Loop Record or
Loop Playback mode.
2 In the Pro Tools Edit window, select the de-
sired range on the target track that will consti-
tute the loop.
3 Assign an input to the target track.
4 Press the track’s REC ARM button to place the
track in Record-Ready mode.
5 Adjust input monitor level and panning using
the faders and data encoders.
6 Press the RECORD button on the Control 24
Transport. It will turn red and begin to flash. To
Loop record MIDI only (no audio), you need
only arm the individual MIDI track to be re-
corded and not the Pro Tools master Record but-
ton.
7 Press PLAY to begin recording. If in Wait for
Note, recording will not begin until Pro Tools re-
ceives MIDI.
8 Press STOP to stop recording.
To enable MIDI Merge Loop Recording mode:
1 Press the MIDI TOOLS button. The LED while
light up.
2 Press MERGE REC.
3 Execute steps 1 through 3 in the above proce-
dure of normal Loop Recording mode.
4 Press the track’s REC ARM button to place the
track in Record Ready mode.
5 Press PLAY to begin recording. If in Wait for
Note, recording will not begin until Pro Tools re-
ceives MIDI.
6 Press STOP to stop recording.
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