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Confidence Recording and Waveform Preview
Recording
5. Adjust the pitch if necessary and repeat for the rest of the pitches you need to tune.
To Record Audio
1. Choose the audio inputs for the track(s) you want to record.
2. Arm the tracks for recording. The Clips pane next to each armed track turns a reddish hue when
the track is armed.
3. Set the Now time to the point in the project where you want to start recording.
4. Click , press R, or choose Transport > Record. If your metronome count-in is turned on, it will
play the count-in measures or beats.
5. Play or perform the material you want to record.
As you record, SONAR displays a waveform preview of the new material in the Clips pane, unless
you’ve turned off the Display Waveform Preview option on the General tab of the Global
Options dialog (Options > Global command). If you’ve turned off the option, SONAR displays a
red swath along the area of the Clips pane where you’re recording.
6. Click , press the SPACEBAR, or choose Transport > Stop to stop recording.
SONAR displays a clip containing the new material in the Track window. To listen to the new
material, set the Now time to the start of the clip and press the SPACEBAR or click . If you’re not
happy with the recording, use Edit > Undo to erase the new material.
If you do not see a new clip in the Clips pane, you may have a problem with audio input. See
“Troubleshooting” for more information.
Confidence Recording and Waveform Preview
When you’re recording audio or MIDI data, SONAR gives you many visual cues that tracks are
armed and that SONAR is recording data.
When one or more tracks are armed:
•The R button in each armed track turns red.
• The Clips pane next to each armed track gets a reddish hue.
•The R button in the Playback State toolbar is depressed (to display the toolbar, use the Views >
Toolbars > Playback State command).
• The Status bar displays the red Arm message.
While you’re recording, SONAR displays these cues:
• Audio tracks display a waveform preview in the area in the Clips pane where you’re recording.
This is actually a visual record of the record meter’s progress. When you stop recording, SONAR
displays the actual waveform, which is slightly different from the preview. The preview is a
Important: Make sure you have enough space on your hard disk when recording digital audio.
Running out of hard disk space when recording can lead to unpredictable results.