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Avid Vocal Studio User Guide12
Recording Audio Tracks
This section shows you how to record an audio
track in Pro Tools SE.
To record an audio track:
1 On the Levels tab of the Software Control
Panel, turn the Input Gain Control all the way
down.
2 Choose an Audio track by clicking on an ap-
propriate track name, such as “Audio 1” on the
left side of the Pro Tools SE Edit window.
3 Click on the Input Selector (In) to the left of
the track name, and choose “Input 1” as the in-
put source.
4 Click the Mute button for the track to prevent
it from sending the input signal to the output of
Producer USB.
5 Switch the track to record mode by clicking its
Record Enable button. While the track is record
enabled, the button and the track fader will be
red.
6 Sing, or play an instrument at the loudest level
you expect to occur during your recording,
while slowly increasing the Input Gain in the
Software control Panel, until the level meter for
the track is in the red.
7 While continuing to sing or play, lower the In-
put Gain in the Software Control Panel, and
stop at the point where the level meter is no lon-
ger in the red.
8 In the Software Control Panel, increase the
Monitor Mix Level to a suitable volume so that
you can hear the input signal. This is especially
useful when recording in a session with pre-re-
corded tracks, because it lets you adjust the bal-
ance between the existing tracks and your input
signal.
9 Using the on-screen transport controls, Re-
cord Arm Pro Tools SE by clicking the Record
button.
To create a track, go to the Track menu,
click Track > New and choose Audio track.
Audio Track
Input Selector
Track Mute Button
Track Record Enable Button and Fader in Record Mode
Placing a pop filter between the microphone
and a vocalist can improve recording quality
by reducing the impact of sibilance and plo-
sives during a vocal performance.
Raising or lowering the Track fader will not
affect the input level, as it only controls the
track playback volume.
Record Button