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3.
Click the Arm for Record button ( ) on the event’s track. When recording into multiple selected events, arm their respective tracks
at this time.
4.
Click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar to begin recording.
5.
Click the Record button ( ) again or the Stop button ( ) on the transport bar to stop recording.
Recording into an event with a time selection
Recording into a time selection allows for a pre- and post- roll during recording. The time selection is adjustable to increase or decrease
the pre- and post-roll duration. During recording, the selected event’s edges serve as the punch-in and -out points. You can create
multiple punch-in and -out points by selecting more events within the time selection.
You may need to split an existing event into three pieces so that you can select a smaller portion of the event to record into. For more
information, see Splitting events on page 85.
1.
Click the Arm for Record button ( ) on the desired track(s).
2.
Select the event to record into.
3.
On the marker bar, drag a time selection. You can adjust the time selection by dragging the selection bar’s starting and ending
points. Make the time selection start before the event for a pre-roll.
4.
Click the Record button ( ) on the transport bar to begin recording.
If input monitoring is turned on, the track’s original audio is played until the cursor reaches the selected event. When the cursor
plays through the selected event, you’ll hear your recording input, and the track’s original audio is played again when the cursor
moves past the selected event.
Using pre-roll
The previous technique allows you to define the playback region with a time selection and sets the punch-in and punch-out points in
the recording to the event boundaries. When you click the Record button, playback begins at the beginning of the time selection. The
event is then filled with the newly recorded material. The audio file that is recorded to your hard disk is the full duration of the time
selection. The event only contains a portion of the full recorded performance and can therefore be trimmed (both shorter and longer)
and repositioned within the event.
Triggering from MIDI timecode
Recording can be triggered and synchronized by an external MIDI device that outputs (generates) MIDI timecode (MTC). When
triggering from MIDI timecode, you should have your audio devices connected together via a master digital word clock. The word clock
keeps the audio hardware locked together, eliminating the need for the software to constantly vary its playback rate to stay
synchronized. The incoming timecode is only used for an absolute time reference.
For more information, see Sync tab on page 431.
1.
From the Options menu, choose Preferences and go to the Sync tab.
2.
From the Trigger from MIDI Timecode settings drop-down list, select the device that you want to trigger Vegas Pro software.
3.
Click OK. The Preferences dialog closes.
4.
Click the Arm for Record button ( ) on the desired tracks.
5.
Right-click the time display and choose MIDI Timecode In. The time display now shows the timecode being generated from your
MIDI device. The top of the display reads MTC Input Waiting.
Tip:
You can record into multiple events by pressing Ctrl and making your selections.
Time selection bar
defines the recorded
audio file’s duration.
Pre-roll
Punch-in
Post-roll
Punch-out