David Robillard
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<section id="sn-basic-recording">
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<title>Basic Recording</title>
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<para>
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Recording audio is theoretically a very simple process. You have to make
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essentially 2 decisions: what are you going to record, and how many
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channels will you be recording, then press a couple of buttons and
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you're recording.
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</para>
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<para>
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Unfortunately, most recording also requires monitoring—providing
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some way to hear what you are recording as you record it, possibly with
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existing recorded material as well. Monitoring in Ardour is very
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flexible, but with flexibility comes complexity. If you want to try to
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skip ahead and record without reading about monitoring, you are welcome
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to do so. Ardour attempts to use reasonable defaults for monitoring, but
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the variety of hardware setups make it impossible to pick one default
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that will work for everyone.
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</para>
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<para>
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For this reason, you are strongly recommended to spend a few minutes
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understanding <xref linkend="sn-monitoring"/>, because otherwise you're
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going to get very confused and possibly irritated.
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</para>
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<section id="recording-a-single-track">
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<title>Recording a single audio track</title>
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<para>
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These steps can all be taken directly within the Editor window,
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although most of them can also be done via Mixer window if you prefer.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="setting-up-a-new-track-for-recording">
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<title>Setting up a new track for recording</title>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Session</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Add
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Track/Bus</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>. This will popup a dialog
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allowing you to choose how many tracks to add, and what basic I/O
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configuration the track will have (mono, stereo, etc.). You can
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change I/O configurations for tracks at any time.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Make the editor's dedicated mixer strip visible by clicking on the
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<guibutton>Editor Mixer</guibutton> button located at the left end
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of the transport bar.
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<note>
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<para>
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In Ardour3, there is no <guibutton>Editor Mixer</guibutton>
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button, but you can make the mixer strip visible by selecting
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<menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Show Editor
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Mixer</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>, or by pressing
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<keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>E</keycap></keycombo>
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on the keyboard.
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<section id="selecting-record-source">
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<title>Selecting the source to record</title>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Check the input configuration for the new track. Click on its
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control area. A mixer strip appears in the editor for this
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track. Click on the <guibutton>Input</guibutton> button near the
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top of the strip, and select <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem>
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from the menu. The standard I/O dialog pops up to let you
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connect the track to whichever JACK port you want to record
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from.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Rename the track. This is an important step in helping you make
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sense of your session, because track names are used when naming
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newly created regions.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click on the track's record-enable button to record enable the
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track. You can use the <guibutton>r</guibutton> button in the
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track control area or the <guibutton>record</guibutton> button
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of the mixer strip. The button will turn pink.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Adjust the output level of the sound source to the a level where
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the loudest input drives the meter in the mixer strip close to,
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but not over, 0dB. The mixer strip will show the incoming signal
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level, along with peak indicators
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you are using software monitoring, adjust the output volume
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and possibly panning if desired. These settings do not affect
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the recorded material.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>
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Check the output configuration for the new track. Click on the
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<guibutton>Output</guibutton> button near the bottom of the strip,
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and select <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem> from the menu. Make sure
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the track's output is connected as you intend.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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by default (and when not using a session template that works
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otherwise) mono tracks have mono outputs, meaning that you cannot
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pan them.
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</para>
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</note>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id="to-record-to-the-new-audio-track">
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<title>To record to the new audio track</title>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If necessary, setup the session's default meter and tempo by on
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the initial meter and tempo markers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If desired, enable the click track in the transport bar.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click on the <guimenuitem>Record</guimenuitem> button of the
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transport window, which will start to flash.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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When you are ready to record, click the
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<guibutton>Play</guibutton> button in the transport window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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When you have finished recording, click the
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<guibutton>Stop</guibutton> button in the transport window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If desired, click the track's record-enable button to disengage
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record-enable for this track.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>
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The audio you recorded will be written to a new audio file stored on
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one of your disks. In the editor, a new region will appear in the
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track display area and also in the region list display.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="to-playback-the-new-audio-track">
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<title>To play back the new audio track</title>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Press the <keycap>Home</keycap> key (or
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<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>) to
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return the playhead to the start of the track
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In the transport bar click on the <guibutton>Play</guibutton>
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button, or press the <keycap>spacebar</keycap>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Adjust the track's volume as necessary, using either the mixer
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strip in the editor, or the corresponding strip in the mixer
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window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</section>
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<section id="cancelling-a-take">
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<title>Cancelling a take</title>
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<para></para>
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</section>
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<section id="recording-multiple-tracks">
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<title>Recording multiple tracks</title>
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<para>
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Multiple tracks can easily be recorded simultaneously by
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record-enabling each track you would like to record.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="recording-additional-takes">
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<title>Recording additional takes</title>
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<para></para>
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</section>
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<section id="appending-new-material">
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<title>Appending new material</title>
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<para></para>
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</section>
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<section id="recording-into-a-new-playlist">
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<title>Recording into a new playlist</title>
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<para>
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There is a <guibutton>p</guibutton> button in the track controls. If
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you press it and select <guimenuitem>new playlist</guimenuitem>, the
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contents will be cleared, allowing you to construct a new arrangement
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of recordings. You can recall your playlist later by using the same
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button and selecting <guimenuitem>select...</guimenuitem>. This will
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open a window displaying all the playlists you have recorded on that
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track. Select the one you want and proceed. Playlists from other
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tracks can also be selected.. in fact you can have the same playlist
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on two different tracks if you feel it necessary.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="punch-recording">
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<title>Punch Recording</title>
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<para>
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You can automate the portion of a track to be recorded using the punch
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functions. This is most often implemented when a portion of a
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particular take is problematic but an adjacent portion is good. In
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order to punch record, the punch range must be set.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id="loop-recording">
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<title>Loop Recording</title>
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<para></para>
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</section>
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<section id="setting-punch-loop-points">
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<title>Setting Punch/Loop Points</title>
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<para></para>
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</section>
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<section id="using-pre-and-post-roll">
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<title>Using Pre- and Post-Roll</title>
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<para></para>
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</section>
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