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Recording
Recording audio in Stacked mode
When you record audio in cycle mode and the “Stacked”
Cycle Record Mode is selected on the Transport panel,
the following happens:
• Each complete recorded cycle lap is turned into a separate
audio event.
• The track is divided into “lanes”, one for each cycle lap.
• The events are stacked above each other, each on a different
lane.
This makes it easy to create a “perfect take” by combining
the best parts from the different cycle laps:
1. Zoom in so you can work comfortably with the stacked
events.
If you play back the recorded section, only the lowest
(last) take will be heard.
2. To audition another take, either mute the lower take(s)
with the Mute tool or move the takes between the lanes.
This can be done by dragging or by using the functions Move to Next
Lane/Previous Lane on the Quick menu or the Edit menu.
3. Edit the takes so that only the parts you want to keep
can be heard.
You can cut events with the Scissors tool, resize them, mute them or de-
lete them.
The sections that will be heard are indicated in green.
4. When you are satisfied with the result, select all events
on all lanes and select “Delete Overlaps” from the Ad-
vanced submenu on the Audio menu.
This puts all events back on a single lane and resizes events so that over-
lapped sections are removed.
5. To turn off the lane display mode for the track, click the
Lane Display Type button in the track list and select “Lanes
Off”.
If the button is hidden, you can bring it to view in the Track Controls Set-
tings dialog – see “Customizing track controls” on page 467.
The Lane Display Type button.
Recording with effects (Cubase only)
Normally you record the audio signals “dry” and add ef-
fects non-destructively during playback as described in
the chapter “Audio effects” on page 162. However, Cu-
base also allows you to add effects (and/or EQ) directly
while recording. This is done by adding insert effects and/
or making EQ settings for the input channel in the mixer.
Note:
Ö This will make the effects become part of the audio file
itself – you cannot change the effect settings after record-
ing.
About the record format
When you record with effects, you should consider setting
the record format (bit depth) to 32 Bit Float. This is done
in the Project Setup dialog on the Project menu. Note that
this isn’t required in any way – you can also record with ef-
fects in 24 or 16 Bit format.