Apple Logic Pro 8 User Manual
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Chapter 14
Recording in Logic Pro
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The preparation for take recording is identical to that for audio recording. No special
setup is required, so you can start take recording as you would for any audio recording.
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Standard Recording With a Count-in
The first take appears as an audio region, as per usual. Once a recording takes place
over an existing region (the second pass of a cycle recording ends, and the third cycle
begins, or you manually stop recording after the first bar, for example), a take folder is
created.
 The whole recording (all takes) is stored as a single audio file.
 The take folder only occupies a single track (but it can be opened, more on this
shortly).
Note: Take folders are only created when Replace mode is disabled (which is the
default).
How Take Folder Recording Works
This section outlines how takes are handled in different recording circumstances.
Recording Over a Region
When you record over an existing region, a take folder is created—the longer of the
two regions determines the take folder size.
When cycle recording:
 Manually stopping a recording inside the first bar of a cycle repeat (a four bar
recording is stopped half-way through bar one, on the fourth pass of a cycle
recording, as an example) will result in this small section being discarded. Logic Pro
assumes you stopped recording a little late, and views this as an “accidental”
recording.