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5.6.3  Note  Repeat  

If  Note  Repeat  is  selected  in  the  Record  panel,  any  notes  played  during  the  current  recording  pass  
will  be  repeated  at  the  interval  of  the  current  Quantize  value.  Note  that  this  mode  cannot  be  
combined  with  the  Note  Erase  mode.  

5.6.4  Note  Erase  

If  Note  Erase  is  selected  in  the  Record  panel,  any  notes  played  during  the  current  recording  pass  
will  erase  existing  notes  of  the  same  note  value.  For  instance,  if  you  start  recording  a  drum  pattern,  
and  the  kick  pattern  is  on  C1  and  has  an  extra  eighth-­‐note  hit  on  beat  4,  you  could  switch  to  Note  
Erase  while  recording  and  play  C1  on  beat  4  for  one  eighth-­‐note,  and  that  would  erase  the  
previously  recorded  note.  

It  is  only  possible  to  engage  this  mode  if  Record  Mix  is  engaged  and  Note  Repeat  is  disengaged;  
engaging  Record  Takes  or  Note  Repeat  will  disable  this  mode.    

You  can  also  specify  an  Erase  Key  in  the  Record  panel,  which  functions  as  a  switch  for  Note  Erase.  
While  this  key  is  held,  Note  Erase  is  active,  and  any  notes  played  during  the  current  recording  pass  
will  erase  existing  notes  of  the  same  note  value.  This  can  be  more  convenient  than  using  the  mouse  
to  click  on  Note  Erase  to  switch  the  mode.  

6.8  

Comping  

Comping  is  the  process  of  piecing  together  multiple  performances  into  a  single,  continuous  
performance.  For  instance,  you  might  record  the  vocals  for  a  verse  a  number  of  times,  then  edit  the  
best  parts  of  each  pass  into  a  single,  hybrid  performance  that,  ideally,  sounds  as  though  it  was  
performed  in  one  pass.  Comping  and  related  information  are  covered  in  the  following  sections.  

6.8.1  Takes  and  Layers  

The  most  common  comping  scenario  involves  recording  multiple  takes  of  audio  and  then  editing  
those  takes.  In  Studio  One,  takes  can  be  recorded  to  layers,  which  are  displayed  as  lanes  directly  
under  the  track  they  belong  to.  You  can  activate  the  Record  Takes  To  Layers  option  in  the  Record  
panel,  opened  with  [Shift]+[Alt]/[Option]+[R],  or  by  using  the  Options  menu.  With  the  Record  
Takes  To  Layers  option  engaged,  all  recordings  will  be  placed  on  layers,  with  one  layer  per  take,  
and  the  layers  will  be  shown  as  soon  as  recording  is  stopped.  The  last  recorded  take  will  be  placed  
on  the  track  automatically.  Note  that  this  option  also  applies  when  recording  Instrument  Parts  if  the  
Record  Takes  option  is  engaged  in  the  Record  panel.  

By  [Right]/[Control]+Clicking  on  a  track,  you  can  choose  Add  Layer  to  manually  add  a  layer  at  any  
time.  You  can  then  drag  audio  or  MIDI  to  the  layer  just  as  you  would  drag  it  to  the  track.  This  allows  
some  interesting  creative  comping  possibilities  beyond  simply  recording  and  editing.    

To  rename  any  layer,  [Right]/[Control]+Click  on  it  and  double-­‐click  on  the  name  to  enter  text  (e.g.,  
“great,”  “not  good,”  “brilliant,”  and  so  on).  This  is  very  helpful  when  organizing  takes  to  be  comped.