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Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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Chapter 5: Recording
Chapter Contents
5.1 : Assigning And Preparing An Audio Input
5.2 : Assigning And Preparing A MIDI Input
5.3 : The Recording Modes Explained
Normal Recording Mode
Punched Recording Mode
Looped Recording Mode
Live Monitoring Without Recording
Step Recording Mode
5.1 : Assigning And Preparing An Audio Input
To select an audio input device, simply click on the shaded input region to next to the name of the
track on which you wish to record. A pop-up menu will be shown, and from it you can select the desired
input device (Fig. 5.1.1). If the device is already assigned to another track, you can instead simply drag
the input icon to this track. The list of input devices will be shown using their alias names, which can be
set, or altered, by editing the input device’s properties (see Chapter 2.1 for more details).
Note that you can also choose the assign all inputs to consecutive tracks option to quickly set
Tracktion up as a multi-track recorder. This will assign each of your enabled audio inputs to a track in
sequence, starting with the current track. This can often come in handy if you have an input device for
each member of your band, and you want to quickly set Tracktion up to record a live jamming session.
Input devices can be enabled or disabled by clicking the large red “R” icon (Fig,
5.1.2). If the icon is solid red, then the input is armed. Otherwise, if the icon is non-
solid the input is disabled. Ensure that your input is armed.
You can use the enable all devices for recording option from the input pop-up
menu to quickly enable all inputs. The disable all devices option correspondingly
disables all inputs. The ALT + R (CTRL + R for Mac users) keyboard shortcut can
also be used to toggle all inputs on and off.
Once the input has been assigned, you are all ready to start recording. Before you do though, you
should check your input levels and ready the source material. A few seconds spend here can save you
missing a recording of a great performance.
Figure 5.1.1
Figure 5.1.2