Reference Guide

262 Recording
Preparing to record
that’s on the MIDI channel you chose.
• (name of MIDI input driver) > (MIDI Omni or MIDI ch 1-16). Choosing this option causes
the track to record any MIDI channel coming from the named MIDI interface input driver,
unless you choose a particular MIDI channel instead of MIDI Omni. Then the track will only
record input that’s on the MIDI channel you chose, from the named input driver.
• Preset. If you want to record multiple data from multiple ports and/or channels, you need to
select a preset collection of those ports and channels. You can select one here (to create
presets, see next line).
• Manage Presets. If you want to create or edit any preset collections of input ports and
channels, you can select this option (see “To create or edit a preset input configuration” on
page 300).
To choose an audio input in the Track view
1. Click the drop-down arrow of the Input field of an audio track.
A drop-down menu of audio drivers appears.
2. Select the audio driver for the sound card you want to record with from these options:
• None. This choice ensures that you do not record to the track in question.
• Left (name of your sound card). Choose this if you want to record a mono signal on the left
channel of your sound card.
• Right (name of your sound card). Choose this if you want to record a mono signal on the
right channel of your sound card.
• Stereo (name of your sound card). Choose this if you want to record a stereo signal.
If your sound card has more than one pair of inputs, a pair of numbers appears after the name of
each audio driver to indicate which pair of inputs the driver is attached to.
To choose an audio input in the Console view or Track Inspector
1. At the bottom of an audio channel strip, click the Input control.A pop-up menu of audio drivers
appears.
2. Select the audio driver for the sound card you want to record with from these options:
• None. This choice ensures that you do not record to the track in question. It also turns off
input monitoring for this track.
• Left (name of your sound card). Choose this if you want to record a mono signal on the left
channel of your sound card.
• Right (name of your sound card). Choose this if you want to record a mono signal on the
right channel of your sound card.
• Stereo (name of your sound card). Choose this if you want to record a stereo signal.
Note: Inputs that are used by the External Insert plug-in (see “External Insert plug-in (Producer
and Studio only)” on page 876) cannot be assigned to track inputs.