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Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments
measures counted in by the metronome and then recording will begin. Start performing at the
beginning of the third count.
13. 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 123
Troubleshooting
If you weren't able to record successfully by following this tutorial, please check the following:
I only get one side of my guitar or microphone recorded
You may be recording a mono signal through a stereo input. Guitars and microphones produce
mono signals. Click the tracks Input control and select the appropriate side of your stereo pair, either
left or right as opposed to stereo.
Also, make sure you don't have a mono adapter going into the Line-in and that you have the Left
side of your sound card (mono) chosen for input in SONAR.
Previously recorded tracks are mixed into my new recordings
This can happen when your soundcard is set to record everything that comes out of your computer
speakers.
1. Open the Windows Volume Control window:
• Windows 7: Click the Windows Start button and go to Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Volume Control.
The Volume Control window appears.
2. On the Options menu, click Properties.The Properties dialog box appears.
3. In the Adjust Volume For section, click Recording.
4. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
The Record Mixer appears.
5. Make sure What You Hear or Stereo Mix (exact name various depending on the sound card
manufacturer) is not selected. If this option is enabled, click the Select check box below the
desired input (normally Line In or Mic).