3.17 Destructive Punch Recording
You have the option when punch recording of actually removing from the existing track the previously recorded material if you wish.
Kind: concept (user-guide-section) Chapter: 3 Recording Audio and MIDI Source: REAPER User Guide v7.70
You have the option when punch recording of actually removing from the existing track the previously recorded material if you wish. If this is what you want, use the Options, Overlapping recording behavior command on REAPER’s main menu to turn on the toggle option Trims existing items (tape mode). Be careful how you use this. You can restore this option to its default setting by choosing Splits existing items and creates new takes from the same menu.
This menu also allows non-destructive options to Add lanes (all lanes play) or Add media items in layers.