Recording into a time selection

By making a time selection, you specify where along the timeline to record. The time selection also determines how long the software records. Any selected events that occur within the time selection are split and the recorded data is placed into the time selection.

The event’s waveform is displayed as it is recorded and automatically stops recording when the cursor reaches the end of the time selection.

Recorded waveform

Recording into an event

By recording into an event, you automatically create a new clip containing the recorded material that is the same duration as the selected event. The edges of the selected event serve as the punch-in and -out points that are used for recording. Recording into an event allows you to establish a pre-roll before recording, which gives you time to prepare before recording starts.

Because the entire recording is saved to the media file (not just the material between the edges of the take), you are not limited to the recorded material contained in the length of the new clip. You can adjust the edges of the event or slip the contents of the event if necessary. For more information, see Shifting the contents of (slipping) events on page 64.

The existing event that you record into is not affected or deleted. Instead, the event now contains two media files, each listed as a separate clip in the track’s Clip Pool. For more information, see Using the Clip Pool to manage clips on page 104.

1.Place the cursor before the event to allow for pre-roll.

2.Press Ctrl and click the event to select it.

Tip: You can record into multiple events by pressing Ctrl and making selections.

3.Click the Arm for Record button ( ) on the event’s track. When recording into multiple selected events, arm their respective tracks at this time.

4.Click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar to begin recording.

5.Click the Record button ( ) again or the Stop button ( ) on the transport bar to stop recording.

Recording into an event with a time selection

Recording into a time selection allows for a pre- and post- roll during recording. The time selection is adjustable to increase or decrease the pre- and post-roll duration. During recording, the selected event’s edges serve as the punch-in and -out points. You can create multiple punch-in and -out points by selecting more events within the time selection.

You may need to split an existing event into three pieces so that you can select a smaller portion of the event to record into. For more information, see Splitting events on page 58.

1.Click the Arm for Record button ( ) on the desired track(s).

2.Select the event to record into.

Tip: You may record into multiple events by pressing Ctrl and making your selections.

3.On the marker bar, drag a time selection. You may adjust the time selection by dragging the selection bar’s starting and ending points. Make the time selection start before the event for a pre-roll.

4.Click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar to begin recording.

If input monitoring is turned on, the track’s original audio is played until the cursor reaches the selected event. When the cursor plays through the selected event, you’ll hear your recording input, and the track’s original audio is played again when the cursor moves past the selected event.

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