Select Operations > QuickPunch (Figure 7.20).

Figure 7.20. Use QuickPunch Record mode to make on-the-fly punches.

The letter P appears inside the Record button (Figure 7.21).

Figure 7.21. In QuickPunch Record mode, the letter P appears inside the Record button.

Set a QuickPunch crossfade length in the Editing Preferences window.

Setting a crossfade length can help smooth the attack on punch-ins and punch-outs. (For instructions, see below.)

Record-enable the track you want to punch in on.

Locate a start point.

Set pre- and post-roll times, if desired.

Start playback by clicking Play in the Transport window.

When you reach the punch-in point, click Record in the Transport window.

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If you’re using Digi 001 with a connected footswitch, press the footswitch at the punch-in point.

To punch out, click the Record button (or press the footswitch) again.