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z Try switching to ASIO mode. or WaveRT mode for better synchronization.

My recordings are slowly losing synchronization over time!

If after 10 minutes or so, your recordings are noticeably out of synchronization, you may need to get a new sound

device that won't lose synchronization.

Here are some tips to deal with drifting recordings on some sound cards.

lways make sure that you have the latest drivers for your sound card. Visit your sound card manufacturer's

website to see if there is an update.

Managing Recording 'Takes'

When you make a recording it goes into your Project's recording folder. By default, a recording is named based on

the track's name.

Recordings are deleted when you save your project or quit the software if the recording was not included in a

project that you saved.

So, if you make a recording and aren't happy with it, simply click Undo on the toolbar or delete it by clicking the

Delete key or selecting Delete from the Edit menu. If you are worried about filling up your hard drive with bad

takes, simply delete the take from within Mixcraft and then Save your project.

ASIO Is Not Available

Make sure you have the latest drivers for your sound card. Go to your sound card manufacturer's website to

download and install the latest drivers. If you still do not have ASIO, you can try the following:

z Purchase a sound device that supports ASIO.

z Try the free ASIO4All online.

lternatively, if you have Window's Vista try WaveRT mode.

I Can't Hear Myself During Recording!

Some sound cards or USB devices do not have a way to monitor the live recording. If you can't hear yourself or

whatever you are recording, you can use Mixcraft to play the incoming audio by monitoring the track. Click the

Monitor Incoming Audio option on the armed track. Note that you may need to find the right balance between

latency and non-gapping audio.

Mixcraft Won't Load The Sound

There are many different types of sound file formats. Mixcraft currently supports the Wave (.WAV & .AIF), MP3,

OGG, and WMA formats.

In addition, Mixcraft will work with the Window's Audio Compression Manager (ACM) to load compressed Wave

files, other than PCM.

If it is a WMA file, make sure that WMA format support is installed. and that they file does not have

Digital Rights Management (DRM) on it.

Sound Plays Back To Slow Or Fast

If you load in a sound and it plays back too fast or too slow, it's because it is being tempo adjusted most likely.

Click on the sound and then click on the Sound Details tab and adjust the sound to be in Time Stretch By mode

instead of Adjust To Project Tempo.

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