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58 Chapter 7 Working With Software Instruments
Recording a Software Instrument
Now you’re ready to record a Software Instrument. You can record one Software
Instrument track at a time.
To record a Software Instrument:
1 Click the header of the Software Instrument track you want to record in to select the
track.
2 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where you want to start recording.
3 Choose Control > Count In to have the metronome play a one-measure count-in before
recording starts. You can also set the playhead a few beats before the point where you
want the music to come in to make it easier to start on the beat.
4 Click the Record button to start recording.
5 Start playing your music keyboard, clicking notes on the onscreen music keyboard, or
using Musical Typing. As you record, a new region appears in the selected Software
Instrument track.
6 When you are finished, click the Record button again to stop recording. Click the Play
button to stop the project playing.
After you record, you can listen to your new recorded part to see how you like it.
To hear the new recording:
1 Move the playhead to the point in the timeline where the new region starts (align it
with the left edge of the region). You can also move the playhead to an earlier point in
the project, or to the beginning of the project, to hear the new recording in the
context of the project.
2 Click the Play button, or press the Space bar.
Recording a Software Instrument With the Cycle Region
You can record a Software Instrument using a cycle region, similar to how you would
with a Real Instrument. When you record a Software Instrument with a cycle region,
you can keep recording for as many times as the cycle region repeats. Each new cycle is
merged with the region created the first time through the cycle region. For information
on recording using a cycle region, see “Recording a Real Instrument With the Cycle
Region” on page 50.
Record button
Play button
Cycle button