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Foley recording, Tracking and overdubbing music – M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Manual

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Chapter 21: Punch Recording Modes

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Foley Recording

Foley recording is one of the more specialized
forms of recording in film production with
unique monitoring requirements. Between
punches and takes, inputs must be muted while
Foley artists move themselves and equipment as
they progress through a scene.

TrackInput monitoring can be configured to
support Foley style TrackPunch recording using
the Mute Record-Armed Tracks While Stopped pref-
erence.

To configure Pro Tools for Foley-style punch record
monitoring:

1

Choose Setup > Preferences and click the

Operation tab.

2

Enable Mute Record-Armed Tracks While

Stopped

.

3

Configure synchronization and other settings

for Pro Tools and your other devices.

4

Enable TrackPunch or DestructivePunch

mode and proceed with punch recording.

When recording online and Mute Record-Armed
Tracks While Stopped

is enabled, record-enabled

tracks mute when the Transport is stopped. In-
put can still be monitored at any time by using
the TrackInput switch.

Tracking and Overdubbing Music

Modern multitrack recording requires the flexi-
bility to “capture the moment” by allowing on-
the-fly record enabling and punch recording, as
provided by TrackPunch. Features of Track-
Punch for all tracking, overdubbing, and punch-
ing situations include the following:

• Record enable tracks on-the-fly.

• Punch tracks in and out using on-screen

Record Enable buttons, remotely from a
synchronizer, from a control surface, or us-
ing a foot switch.

• Compare and match levels using TrackIn-

put switching.