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Using Audio in the Arrange Window
signals are connected and properly adjusted, just hit the
record switch on the Transport bar, or press
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A “count-in” will sound. Signals will be recorded during
this time. Depending on the number of tracks required,
MAGIX midi studio generation 6 will pause for a short
time between the record button being pressed and the re-
cording actually starting.
During recording, the Recording float window opens.
This displays the remaining recording time.
MAGIX midi studio generation 6 will automatically create
a region in the Arrange window after recording. You can
listen back to the new recording in the Arrange window as
the overview is created.
Pre-programmed Drop-Record: MAGIX midi studio
generation 6’s autodrop function can be used on audio
tracks just as it can with MIDI sequences. You enable au-
todrop by clicking on the autodrop switch on the Trans-
port bar. Here is a step by step breakdown of the proce-
dure:
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1 The autodrop switch must be turned on.
2 You can set the autodrop locators numerically in the
Transport window.
3 The autodrop recording zone is marked out by a thick
orange bar in the middle third of the bar ruler.
4 Recording only takes place within the autodrop zone
you have set up, with the exception of a short “lead-in”
just before recording is due to start (see below).
The autodrop zone start and end points can be set either
from the bar ruler or by using the locators in the Transport
bar. Please note that if the Cycle function is switched on,
you can set the Autodrop Locators in the window to the
right of the Cycle Locators (under tempo).
Start the recording. MAGIX midi studio generation 6 will
begin recording about one bar before the drop-in locator;
afterwards a region will be created that exactly corre-
sponds to the length of the autodrop zone. This method al-
lows the start of the region to be lengthened later if de-
sired, so that the lead-in becomes audible. However, doing
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