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Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual

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Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements

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Auto Backup Section

• Enable Session File Auto Backup

Record Section

• Latch Record Enable Buttons

• .Link Record and Play Faders: When selected,

Pro Tools does not remember separate fader
levels for tracks when they are record-en-
abled, allowing you to maintain the same
monitoring level for tracks during recording
and playback.

• Audio Track RecordLock

• Transport RecordLock

• Disable “Input” When Disarming Track

(In “Stop”)

• Mute Record-Armed Tracks While Stopped

• PEC/Direct Style Input Monitoring: This op-

tion changes the way the TrackInput monitor-
ing mode is indicated on-screen (and on
supported control surfaces) to emulate “PEC”
(playback) and “Direct” (input/bus) indica-
tion on some large format consoles.

• When not selected, the TrackInput button

shows the letter “I.” The button remains
gray to indicate Auto Input mode and
lights green to indicate Input Only mode.

• When selected, the TrackInput button re-

mains gray and shows the letter “D” to in-
dicated Input Only mode (“Direct”); it
lights green and shows the letter “P” to in-
dicate Auto Input mode (“Pec” or play-
back).

• Online Options

• Open Ended Record Allocation Options

• DestructivePunch File Length: This preference

sets the duration of consolidated audio files
when preparing tracks for DestructivePunch
mode. The default value for this setting is 25
minutes.

Misc (Miscellaneous) Section

• Auto Region Fade In/Out Length

• Calibration Reference Level

• Delay Compensation Time Mode

Solo Latch Options Moved To Options Menu

In Pro Tools 7.2, Solo Latch behavior is set in the
Options menu.

To select a Solo Latch mode:

Choose Options > Solo Mode and select from

the following options:

Latch

When selected, pressing subsequent Solo

buttons adds them to the soloed mix of tracks.

X-OR (Cancels Previous Solo)

When selected,

pressing subsequent Solo buttons cancels previ-
ous solos.

Momentary (Pro Tools HD Only)

When selected,

Solo buttons are not sticky. A track is soloed
only when its Solo switch is held down.

In previous versions of Pro Tools, the “Auto
Backup” feature was called “AutoSave.”

In previous versions of Pro Tools, the Delay
Compensation option was in the Display
Preferences page.

In previous versions of Pro Tools, Solo Latch
options were in the Operations page of the
Preferences dialog.