Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 142)

142 Chapter 4 Audio in the Arrange Window
• If you select a MIDI track, you’ll record MIDI events.
• If you select an Audio Instrument track, you’ll also record MIDI events.
• If you select an Audio track, you’ll record on all tracks that have been armed (record
enabled).
• Space is reserved on the hard disk for armed tracks, and will no longer be available
for Undo files. For this reason, Logic will automatically disarm audio tracks when
editing in the Sample Editor, or if the hard disk is nearly full.
• You can record simultaneously on one MIDI trackand several audio tracks, by clicking
the Record Enable button on the MIDI track and the audio tracks you want to record
to.
Note: Shift-clicking arms additional audio tracks, following the selection of a MIDI track
for recording.
If several Arrange window tracks are assigned to the same Audio Object (“Audio 1”, for
example), the new audio file (Region) will be recorded to the selected track.
“Disarming” All Tracks
If several tracks are record-enabled, you can instantly disable them all by Option-
clicking on any of the flashing REC buttons.
Standard Recording With Count-in
You can start recording at any point in a song by setting the Song Position Line to the
desired location. If the target audio recording tracks are correctly set, and the necessary
inputs (and audio signals) are connected and properly adjusted, just hit the Record
switch on the Transport, or press “
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A “count-in” is heard. Signals will be recorded during this time. Depending on the
number of tracks required, Logic will pause for a short interval between the time you
press the Record button, and the start of recording.
During recording, the Recording float window opens. This displays the remaining
recording time.
Logic will automatically create a Region in the Arrange window after recording (press
Stop on the Transport to end recording), and will create an overview of the audio file.
This is a graphic file that is used to display the waveform in the Arrange window. You
can listen to the new recording in the Arrange window while the overview is created.
Record and Pause Mode
If Logic is in pause mode, you can start audio recording by clicking “Record Toggle”,
“Pause” or “Play”. Recording begins at the current song position.