Reference Manual

205 Recording New Clips
Chapter 16
Recording New Clips
This chapter is about recording new clips from audio and MIDI input signals. Note that this is
a different kind of recording than the capturing of Session clips into the Arrangement (page
94).
For successful audio recording, please make sure the audio preferences are set up properly. For
more on this, please see the built-in program lesson on setting up Audio Preferences. Also, keep
in mind that devices such as microphones, guitars and turntables do not operate at line level,
meaning that they will need to have their levels boosted before they can be recorded. For these
devices, you must therefore use either an audio interface with a preamp, or an external preamp.
16.1 Choosing an Input
A track will record whatever input source is shown in its In/Out section, which appears when the
View menu’s In/Out option is checked. (In the Arrangement View, unfold and resize the track in
order to completely see the In/Out section.)
The Track In/Out Section in the Arrangement (Left) and Session View (Right).
Audio tracks default to recording a mono signal from external input 1 or 2. MIDI tracks default
to recording all MIDI that is coming in through the active external input devices (page 174).