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How do I monitor pre-roll when using auto punch and loop recording together?

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asked May 24, 2017 in Studio One 3 by Mike Ross (290 points)
Studio One 3.5.  Mac.

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answered May 24, 2017 by Mike Ross (290 points)
To clarify;  I work alone most of the time.  When I'm recording vocals, I'm using loop record to stack the takes and then comp them later.  I often am punching in a line within a verse or sometimes even a word in a line.  Because loop recording will not allow me to hear my vocals leading up to the auto punch in-point (it loops directly to the auto punch locator), I can't use auto punch and loop recording together.  I don't know of a work around and I'm guessing there needs to be a separate locator  for the in-point of the loop and another locator for the in-point for auto punch.  Hope this makes sense.  Any help is appreciated.
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answered Nov 24, 2017 by timknapp1 (140 points)
Wow. No answer to this since may? I have the same problem. I need it to loop back to the start of the pre -roll each loop. Instead it wants to loop back to the auto punch in location.
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answered Nov 30, 2017 by TRevMFB (3,280 points)
Basically it seems as if you’d want to loop an auto punch-in, yet would need to ability to define the amount of pre-roll and punch-out you’d need in order to properly prepare yourself for the punch-in.

This would be a feature I’d like to see, especially since the current pre-roll feature is a bar in length. If this is actually adjustable, please someone direct to the pre-roll length edit feature.
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answered Jan 7, 2018 by lawrencealudwick (140 points)
This is not an answer because I have the same problem. I am coming to Studio One from Sonar. In Sonar, you can set loop points separately from punch in points. Therefore you can set a loop which is wider than you punch in region and therefore hear what occurred before your punch will start. This is very helpful if you want to punch in a few words of a verse line ... you have the context of what went before. I guess Studio One does not support this, but it is a major bit of pain having to use punch alone to hear the preceding sounds.
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answered May 23, 2018 by DrummaMan (3,290 points)
I'm also  Cakewalk Sonar refugee, and really miss the abilty to set an outer loop, and an inner punch-in/punch-out "loop".

Even Harrison's Mix bus allows you to set the two independant of one another...

Maybe V4 has added that feature?

Can a Studio One user please chime in?

How does one set  punch-in, and punch-out points, and also set a loop around them for looping back to hear pre-roll???
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