Recording audio in soundtrack pro, Getting ready to record – Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 User Manual
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You can record your own audio on one or more tracks in the Timeline, the Mixer, or the
File Editor project view as a mono, stereo, or multichannel file. You get ready to record
by setting recording preferences and checking that your audio equipment is working.
For multitrack projects, you enable a track for recording or record audio in a new track.
You can record a single take or record multiple takes. If you record multiple takes, you
can review them after recording and choose which one to use in your project or assemble
a composite take using segments of each recorded take with the Multitake Editor.
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Recording Audio in the Timeline
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Recording Audio in the File Editor Project View
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Getting Ready to Record
Before you start recording, make sure that any audio equipment you plan to use in your
recording session (such as microphones, musical equipment, mixers, or external processors)
is connected to your computer and is working.
When you record, the recorded audio is saved to disk at the location set in the Recording
pane of the Preferences window. Audio files, while smaller than video files of comparable
duration, can be quite large (each minute of 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo audio requires roughly
10 MB of disk space), so you should make sure you have enough free disk space to store
your recordings before you start. You can set the input device and output monitoring
device for recording in the Preferences Recording pane, or change them in the Recording
tab. For detailed information on Recording preferences, see
For audio file projects, you record in the File Editor. When you record in the File Editor,
the recording replaces (overwrites) any audio over which you record. If you record for a
longer duration than the current length of the file, the file is lengthened to include the
recorded audio.
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