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Recording
An example:
1. Set the locators to where you want to start and end re-
cording.
2. Activate Punch in and Punch out on the Transport
panel.
3. Activate the option “Stop after Automatic Punch Out”
in the Preferences (Transport page).
4. Set suitable preroll and postroll times by clicking in the
corresponding fields on the Transport panel and typing in
time values.
5. Activate preroll and postroll by clicking the buttons
next to the preroll and postroll times so that they light up.
6. Activate recording.
The project cursor “rolls back” by the time specified in the preroll field
and playback starts. When the cursor reaches the left locator, recording
is automatically activated. When the cursor reaches the right locator, re-
cording is deactivated, but playback continues for the time set in the
postroll field before stopping.
Using the metronome
The metronome can output a click that can be used as a
timing reference. The two parameters that govern the tim-
ing of the metronome are tempo and time signature, and
these are edited in the Tempo Track window (see “Editing
the tempo curve” on page 397).
You can use the metronome for a click during recording
and/or playback or for a precount (count-in) that will be
heard when you start recording from Stop mode. Click
and precount are activated separately:
• To activate the metronome, click the Click button on the
Transport panel.
You can also activate the “Metronome On” option on the Transport menu
or use the corresponding key command (by default [C]).
• To activate the precount, click the Precount button on
the Transport panel.
You can also activate the “Precount On” option on the Transport menu
or set up a key command for this.
Metronome settings
You make settings for the metronome in the Metronome
Setup dialog, opened from the Transport menu.
The metronome can use either an audio click played back
via the audio hardware, send MIDI data to a connected
device which will play back the click or do both.
The following metronome settings can be made in the
dialog:
Click on/off Precount on/off
Metronome
Options
Description
Metronome in
Record / Play
Allows you to specify whether the metronome should be
heard during playback, recording or both (when Click is
activated on the Transport panel).
Use
Count Base
If this option is activated, a field appears to the right
where you specify the “rhythm” of the metronome. Nor-
mally, the metronome plays one click per beat, but setting
this to e.g. “1/8” gives you eighth notes – two clicks per
beat. It’s also possible to create unusual metronome
rhythms such as triplets etc.
Precount
Options
Description
Precount Bars Sets the number of bars the metronome will count in be-
fore it starts recording if precount is activated on the
Transport panel.
Use Time Signa-
ture at Record
Start Time
When this is activated, the precount will automatically
use the time signature and tempo set at the position
where you start recording.