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Tutorial 3—Recording Digital Audio
Tutorials
The idea is to try to get the input level to rise as high as possible, but
without ever reaching the maximum. That way, you get the strongest
possible signal without distortion.
SONAR’s meters are extremely adjustable for the kind and range of data
they display. For more information, see the online help topic “Metering.”
Next Step: Recording Digital Audio.
Recording Digital Audio
It's time to record!
1. If you haven’t already set up the metronome, follow the directions in
Setting Up the Metronome to set the metronome for a two-measure
count-in.
2. The track is already armed for recording.
3. In the Transport toolbar, click Record , or press r on your computer
keyboard.
You’ll hear two measures counted in by the metronome, then playback
and recording begin.
4. Go ahead and perform!
5. When you finish recording, click the Stop button , or press the
Spacebar.
A new clip appears in the Clips pane. Also, right-click in the Clips pane and
choose Views-Options to open the Track View Options dialog box—make
sure Display Clip Names and Display Clip Contents are checked.
Next Step: Listening to the Recording.
Listening to the Recording
Let's play back your performance. Do the following:
1. In the track’s Output field, click the dropdown arrow to display the menu
of available outputs, and select a pair of your sound card’s stereo
outputs (if your sound card only has two outputs, just select the name of
your sound card).
2. To return to the start of the project, click the Rewind button.
3. Disarm your audio track by clicking its Arm button again—this changes
the track’s meter to a playback meter. The track is disarmed when its
Arm button is not red.