System information
Recording audio
Vegas Pro can record audio into multiple mono or stereo tracks while simultaneously playing back existing
audio and video tracks. You are limited only by the performance of your computer system and audio
hardware. Audio is recorded to a media file on your computer and into an event on the timeline.
You may record into an empty track, a time selection, an event, or a combination of time and event
selection. You can also record multiple takes for an event so you can maintain multiple versions of an event
that you may play back and edit.
Tips:
n Select a media bin before recording if you want to automatically add your recorded audio to a
media bin. For more information, see "Sorting Your Media with Bins" on page 108.
n To save track effects with your recorded files, create an effects package of the track effect
settings and apply the chain to the event as a non-real time event effect. For more
information, see "Sorting Your Media with Bins" on page 108 and "Applying Non-Real-Time
Event Effects" on page 306.
n Press Alt+Down Arrow during playback to move the edit cursor to the playback cursor.
n When the Record Broadcast Wave Format check box is selected on the Audio tab of the
Preferences dialog, Vegas Pro records Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf) metadata when
recording .wav files. You can view this information on the General tab of the Properties dialog
for an event.
Included in the .bwf metadata is a Time reference value. This item tracks where on the
timeline the file was recorded. When you import a recorded .bwf file, it is added to the timeline
at the same location it was originally recorded.
The originator (Vegas Pro) and originator reference (a unique ID number) are also recorded.
When input monitoring is on during audio recording, audio effects chains that contain non-in-place
plug-ins are displayed in yellow ( ) to indicate that automatic plug-in delay compensation is being
used. Chains that cannot be used for live monitoring are automatically bypassed and are displayed in
red ( ).
Recording audio
1. Connect an audio source to your sound card's input.
2. Position the cursor where you want to start recording.
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