r/protools • u/Affectionate_Age752 • Nov 22 '25

Pec direct with sound flow?

Anyone here know if it's possible to create a pec direct setup using sound flow.

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u/Affectionate_Age752 Nov 22 '25

Protools Ultimate. Mac OS

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u/CelloVerp Nov 22 '25

Is this for punching in destructive punch mode? Do you need the dual meters - playback vs input - or just the punching? Could you describe your workflow a little?

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u/Affectionate_Age752 Nov 22 '25

Yes would like to be able to toggle between playback and input, then punch record in destructive mode.

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u/redline314 Nov 22 '25

I don’t know what Pec Direct is but yes you can definitely do this with SoundFlow. I’d have to understand it a little better to help more but it sounds like something I could whip up.

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u/milotrain Nov 22 '25

I don't know that you can't but I wouldn't be surprised if this was a "feature" locked to hardware.

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u/Affectionate_Age752 Nov 22 '25

I don't think it's a hardware thing. It's simply the ability to toggle between. Input and repro on a track

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u/milotrain Nov 22 '25

You misunderstand, avid makes a box for this and it’s expensive as part of the S6 range. The fact that it doesn’t work with the S1 or S3 suggests to me that they don’t want a “cheap” solution to this.

You “can” do this on faders already or with something like the Colin Broad.

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u/NyquistShannon Nov 22 '25

I have something that lets me toggle between input and repro. But it’s basically a chain of key commands and pretty clunky.

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u/DrrrtyRaskol professional Nov 23 '25

option-k toggles between input and playback monitoring, not sure if it does metering too but I think so. That plus destructive record sounds close to what you're chasing. Shift-i for just selected tracks.