User Manual

RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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! We recommend that you aim at -12dB maximum recording level, even if you are using the Clip Safe function.
Recording high input levels will result in very loud audio on the track, which could be problematic to mix with
the rest of the instrument tracks in your song.
When the Clip Safe function is active, the Input Meter on the Audio Track, as well as the level meter in the Record-
ing Meter window get their red LEDs replaced by yellow ones. The Recording Window also gets a Clip Safe sym-
bol to the upper right:
The Input Meter on the Audio track and the Recording Meter gets yellow LEDs instead of red ones.
5. When the recording is finished, the audio clip on the track shows the recorded audio as a continuous wave in-
side the clip.
The red vertical line(s) at the top of the of the audio clip indicate that Clip Safe was activated since the input level
exceeded 0dB. The selected audio clip also gets an additional Heal (CS) button on its upper right hand side:
Audio recorded with the Clip Safe function active.
6. Play back the track and hear where the signal clips.
You should hear this when the playhead passes over the red vertical line(s) in the audio clip. Sometimes, though,
if the clipping is moderate it might not be audible.
7. To permanently heal the audio clip and use the Clip Safe audio, click the Heal (CS) button to the upper right-
hand side of the audio clip. Alternatively, select “Heal Clip Safe Clips” from the Edit menu or audio clip context
menu.
Now, the clipped/distorted audio has been replaced by the “padded” Clip Safe audio and the recording should not
clip or distort anymore. The area above the audio clip disappears, as does the Heal (CS) button.
q If you like, you can zoom out using the Waveform Zoom Level buttons to view the resulting waveform in its en-
tirety in the Audio Clip (see “Waveform Zoom Mode”).
D The healing operation can also be performed on several selected audio clips in one go. Just select the desired
clips and click a Heal (CS) button on one of the clips.
D If you want to remove the Clip Safe parts and keep the clipped/distorted parts, just undo the healing operation
using the standard [Cmd](Mac)/[Ctrl](Win)+[Z] command.
D If you want to permanently delete the Clip Safe audio and keep the clipped/distorted audio, select “Delete Clip
Safe Audio” from the Edit menu or audio clip context menu.
• In Edit Mode, the audio clip will have the same graphical appearance (the clipped/distorted parts indicated by
red vertical lines, plus the Heal (CS) button to the right in the Clip Overview).
Clip Safe applied when input signal exceeds -0dB
Heal button