Getting Started Guide

TUTORIAL 4 - RECORDING A BASS LINE
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6. Click stop on the transport until the song position is at the start of the song (1.1.1. 0).
The first time you click stop, the song position cursor simply stops at the current position. The sec-
ond time the cursor moves to where it was last when starting playback (which could be at the start of
the song). The third time will move the cursor to the start of the song. You can also click the “L” but-
ton beside the locator position display to move the song position cursor there.
7. Click the “Loop On/Off” button on the transport so that the button lights up.
If you now start playback, you can see that the first 4 bars as set with the Left and Right locators will
loop seamlessly. When the position reaches the Right locator it jumps back to the start of the song
and the Redrum pattern will play continuously.
8. Click Stop until the position is again at the start of the song.
See step 6.
9. Activate pre-count by clicking the “Pre” button on the transport.
This will sound the metronome click for 1bar before the recording starts so you have time to get
ready.
During recording, the 4 bar section will loop continuously (just as when playing back). Any notes played
will be recorded. This means if you play the complete bass line during the first “lap” of the 4 bar loop, you
should not continue to play the bass line on the second lap as these notes will be added to the previ-
ously recorded notes. There is never any risk of erasing data when loop recording but everything you play
or tweak will be recorded.
10. Click the Record button on the transport panel.
Recording will start after the 1 bar pre-count click.
11. Play your bass line along with the drum pattern.
12. When you’re done, click the stop button.
A 4 bar clip containing the notes you played has been added in the sequencer.
13. Click stop again to move the song position to the beginning of the song.
14. Click play to listen to your recording.
Stop playback when you are done.
Perhaps you want to record a new take, either just to improve the performance or simply because you
made a mistake. This can be done in several different ways which are described below.