68 Chapter 7—Punch In/Out Recording
D24—Owner’s Manual
About Punch In/Out Recording
The D24 provides both manual and automated punch in/out recording, both of which
can be rehearsed before actually recording anything to disk. The number of tracks avail-
able for simultaneous punch-in recording is the same as that for regular recording. See
“Tracks Available for Simultaneous Recording” on page 6 for more information.

Manual Punch In/Out Recording

Manual punch in/out recording allows you to manually punch in and out of recording
on the tracks selected for recording while monitoring previously recorded tracks.

Auto Punch In/Out Recording

Auto punch in/out recording is used to automatically punch in and out of recording on
the tracks selected for recording while monitoring the previously recorded tracks. The
punch-in point is referred to as the LAST REC IN point, while the punch-out point is
referred to as the LAST REC OUT point. These points are set automatically when you
manually punch in and out of recording or rehearsal, and can also be set manually. See
“Setting the LAST REC IN & OUT Points” on page 71 for more information.
Auto Punch allows you to record up to 99 takes. You can listen to the recorded takes
using the Audition Take function, and pick the take that you want to keep using the Fix
Take function.

Punch In/Out Fade In/Out

When dissimilar sounds are digitally spliced together, the discontinuity and sudden
level change sometimes produces an audible click. To smooth the transition when using
punch in/out recording, a small fade in/out is applied at the punch-in and out points.
See “Setting the Fade In/Out Time” on page 170 for more information.

Monitoring

How you choose to monitor tracks for punch-in/out recording will depend on your
application. The Auto Input monitoring function, which provides automatic playback
and input monitor switching at the LAST REC IN and OUT points, is convenient for
this type of recording. See “Monitoring” on page 42 for more information.
At the punch-out point, the outputs of tracks selected for recording are muted for an
instant as the monitor circuits switch from input to playback. The length of the mute
depends on the number of tracks selected for recording and the type of MO disk being
used, although it’s typically less than one second. Since this affects only the monitoring
circuitry, audio data recorded to disk is not affected and punch outs are seamless.