User Manual

RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Depending on the technical specifications and/or settings in your hardware audio interface, the latency of the moni-
tored input could become a problem. If this is the case, it’s probably better to monitor the input signal before it
reaches the Record program, i.e. directly on the external audio interface/mixer/preamp. If you don't want to monitor
through the Record program you should select "External" or “Manual” in the Monitoring section on the Audio page in
the Preferences dialog:
D Select “Automatic” to select automatic monitoring of the Audio Track in Record.
Each time you select and/or record enable an Audio Track in the Track List, monitoring in Record will be automat-
ically enabled. It’s possible to manually disable monitoring in this mode if you like.
D Select “Manual” to manually select if monitoring should be on or off.
This mode should be selected if you prefer to have manual control over monitoring, or when you are monitoring
through external mixer or audio interface. In the latter case, you would select "Manual" mode and just don't click
any monitor buttons.
D Select “External” to deselect automatic monitoring of the Audio Track in Record.
When you select and/or record enable an Audio Track in the Track List, monitoring in Record will be automatically
disabled. It’s not possible to manually enable monitoring in this mode.
Using the Tuner
An audio track also features a built-in tuner function. The Tuner detects and displays the input pitch of a connected
instrument - an electric guitar, for example.
1. Click the “Enable Tuner” button below the device icon to switch to Tuner mode.
The Input Meter switches to a Tuner.
An audio track in Tuner mode
2. Play a note on the connected instrument and watch the Tuner.
When the input pitch is detected, the Tuner lights up and indicates how far the pitch is from the displayed note
value to the right of the Tuner. The center LED on the Tuner Meter indicates a perfectly tuned note pitch. The
green arrow LEDs on either side of the Tuner Meter indicate how the connected instrument should be tuned. The
left arrow LED means raise the pitch and the right means lower the pitch.
! Note that the input note needs to sustain for a little while before the pitch can be detected.
The “Monitoring” section
on the Audio page in the
Preferences dialog