Reference Guide

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Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments
Recording your performance
Now that everything is set up, let's record something!
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > Project - Metronome to access metronome settings. You can also
right-click the Playback Metronome on/off button or Record Metronome on/off button
in the Control Bar’s Transport module to access metronome settings.
2. Set the metronome for a 2 measure count-in.
Click Use Audio Metronome, select the Recording check box and set Record Count-in to 2
Measures. For details about each metronome option, click Help.
3. Make sure the track has been record enabled by clicking the track’s Record Enable button. The
Record Enable button on the track should be lit in red like this: .
4. Click the Record button in the Control Bars Transport module, or press R on your computer
keyboard.
5. You'll hear two measures counted in by the metronome and then recording will begin. Start
performing at the beginning of the third count.
6. When you finish recording, click the Stop button or press the SPACEBAR.
A new audio clip appears.
Press Play to play back the project. If you would like to redo the take, go to Edit > Undo to undo the
previous recording, then repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 above until you get a perfect take.
Now that your first track has been recorded, you can “over-dub” another part. To do so, disable
recording on track 1 and repeat the steps in this tutorial. After repeating the steps, you will have
recorded to track 2. Both recorded tracks will play during playback. Each will also have its own
exclusive volume and pan control, effects bin, and can be muted or soloed. You'll learn more about
this in future tutorials.
See:
“Troubleshooting” on page 116