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Recording audio in the mixer, Recording audio in the file editor project view – Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 User Manual

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To change the Recordings location

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Choose Soundtrack Pro > Preferences.

2

Click the Recording button, then click Choose to enter a new location.

Note: When you save a multitrack project and select the Collect Audio Files option, a
copy of every audio file the project uses (including recordings) is saved with the project
file. For more information, see

Saving Multitrack Projects

.

Recording Audio in the Mixer

You can record audio in the Mixer in a similar way to recording audio in the Timeline.
You can record a single take or record multiple takes.

To record audio in the Mixer, you follow the procedures described in

Recording Audio in

the Timeline

, with the following differences.

To enable a track for recording in the Mixer

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Click the Arm for Recording button (the red letter R) in the track’s channel strip.

Depending on the layout you are using, the playhead may not be visible as you record
in the Mixer. In this case, you can set the playhead using the transport controls or the
Playhead Location value slider. If you want to record multiple takes using a cycle region,
you may need to set the cycle region in the Timeline before you start recording in the
Mixer.

Transport controls

Arm for Recording
button

Recording Audio in the File Editor Project View

You can record audio to an audio file project in the File Editor project view. When you
record audio in the File Editor, you replace (overwrite) any existing audio in the audio file
or selection you record to.

You can select part of the file in the File Editor to record to. When you record to a selection,
recording starts at the beginning of the selection and ends at the end of the selection.
The part of the file after the end of the selection is unchanged.

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Chapter 16

Recording Audio in Soundtrack Pro