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Chapter 14 Recording in Logic Express 383
How Take Folder Recording Works
This section outlines how takes are handled in different recording circumstances.
Recording Over a Region
When you record over an existing region, a take folder is created—the longer of the
two regions determines the take folder size.
When cycle recording:
 Manually stopping a recording inside the first bar of a cycle repeat (a four bar
recording is stopped half-way through bar one, on the fourth pass of a cycle
recording, as an example) will result in this small section being discarded.
Logic Express assumes you stopped recording a little late, and views this as an
“accidental” recording.
 Manually stopping a recording after the first bar of a cycle repeat (a four bar
recording is stopped half-way through bar two, on the fourth pass of a cycle
recording, as an example) will automatically create a “comp” consisting of the last
take and the second last take.
Note: Take recordings that are longer than one bar, but not the full length of the take
folder (or region) are automatically “comped.”
Recording Over a Take Folder
When you record over an existing take folder, the new recording is added to the take
folder (and selected for playback).
 If the new recording starts earlier or ends later, the take folder extends to match its
size.
 If the new recording starts later or ends earlier, a new comp is created, consisting of
the former take or comp, supplemented by the new recording.
Recording Over Multiple Take Folders
When recording over multiple existing take folders—placed one after the other on a
track lane—the new recording is split at the beginning of each take folder (after the
first take).
 Each section will be assigned as a new take in each take folder.
 Earlier take folders are extended in length until they reach the start point of the
ensuing take folder (if there is a gap between take folders).
Adding Existing Recordings to Take Folders
While not a recording function per-se, you can also drag and drop other recordings
(regions or audio files) onto an existing take folder:
 If the dragged region is of the same length as the take folder, it will be added as a
new take. The new region will be selected for playback.
 If the dragged region is longer than the take folder, the take folder is resized. The new
region will be selected for playback.