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RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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• If the last loop cycle was recorded throughout the entire clip length, the clip opens in Slice Edit mode.
If so, open the clip in the Comp Editor by clicking the “Comp Edit” button in the Toolbar.
Otherwise, it opens in the Comp Editor right away. In the Comp Editor, you can see that there is one Comp Row for
each of the recorded loop cycles (Takes):
Audio recorded in Loop mode with 5 loop cycles (Takes) recorded.
From here, it’s easy to assign the best parts from the different takes and comp them into a final clip. See “Creating
a comped audio clip” for details.
! If you have recorded using the Clip Safe function with the Propellerhead Balance audio interface, any clipped
parts are displayed with vertical red lines above each Comp Row. If you decide to heal the audio clip using the
Heal (CS) button or “Heal Clip Safe Clips” from the Edit menu or context menu of the selected audio clip, the
recordings on all Comp Rows are healed in one go.
Overdubbing audio using the “Dub” function
Back in the tape recorder days, overdubbing was used to record additional takes on additional tracks on the same
section of the tape, to create a complete arrangement. For example, recording a vocal chorus part could be done by
overdubbing the singer three or four times on additional tracks. Overdubbing in Reason works in a similar way, but
with much better control, and much better editing possibilities afterwards.
D After you have recorded the first take on an audio track, click the “Dub” button on the Transport Panel.
This will create a new audio track with a duplicate of the original audio track settings, including the channel strip
settings (with insert effects etc.). Now, you can continue recording on the new audio track as described in “Re-
cording audio” and “Recording audio in Loop mode”. Afterwards, you can edit the new track completely inde-
pendently of the original track.
q The “Dub” function can also be used on-the-fly while recording.
Duplicating audio tracks using the “Alt” function
Closely related to the “Dub” function, described in “Overdubbing audio using the “Dub” function”, is the “Alt” function.
This function can be used to create a new audio track with an identical copy of the selected audio track’s settings.
The only difference between the “Alt” and “Dub” functions is that the Alt function will automatically mute the original
audio track.
Audio Comp Rows with
stereo recordings
Audio clip (latest take)
with stereo recording