X-OR record, is it possible?
 

I make pop music and NEVER record more than one input source at a time. (it's always either a guitar or a vocal, everything else is midi).

However with big sessions I often find myself going to record a vocal only to realize I left some midi VST way higher in the session record-enabled and now it's written over all that data when I recorded the vocal.

So my question is: Is there a way to set PT to X-OR record, in the same way it does with X-OR solo mode, so that selecting record-enable on a track automatically cancels out the track record-enabled before it.

This would be very helpful.

(p.s. I'm in PT11 if it makes a difference).

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

In Pro Tools Preferences / Operation Prefrences
Record Section
Latch Record Enable Buttons When selected, multiple audio tracks can be record-enabled. When not selected, multiple audio tracks cannot be re- cord-enabled. Record-enabling an audio track takes all other audio tracks out of record-enabled mode.
I do not know if this can help you. Hello

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

It's a very useful setting a lot of the time, especially since you can record enable multiple tracks with the shift key.

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Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

This still doesn't disengage enabled instrument tracks though, which is the issue.

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

That's bogus. Brutal.

It's a workaround, but I wonder if clicking option-record pn a track that is enabled would turn disable the instrument record tracks too. (It's my quick shortcut for when I'm borrowing my effects' mixers computer in a mix because she doesn't like x-or solo and I do. It becomes muscle memory easily for me to click/option-click/click.)Sent from my LM-X210CMR using Tapatalk

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

See this thread why:
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=400668#post2498462

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

Doesn't explain why it couldn't be a selectable option in Preferences. There's also especially no reason to overwrite existing MIDI with blank space if no midi notes are triggered during the entire duration of the record.

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

Read down to the bottom. What you want and what is offered are two different things. That is the explanation.

They did this intentionally.

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

Yes I read to the bottom but it doesn't explain why they couldn't have offered it in preferences. There is not requiring it to be an either-or situation. It would be welcomed by the people who need it and not break the workflow for people who don't. Simple solution.

Re: X-OR record, is it possible?
 

If you enable midi merge, midi tracks won't record over themselves.