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Tutorial 1: Recording
Recording the guitar
1. Click in the ruler at the position where you want the re-
cording to start to move the project cursor to this position.
You can also click the the “Jump to Previous Marker” and “Jump to Next
Marker” buttons in the Pilot Zone to position the project cursor in the Ar-
range Zone.
2. Make sure that Cycle is deactivated (not highlighted).
3. Activate the “Record Ready” button for the track you
want to record on.
4. Click the “Record” button to record the guitar – you
will automatically get two bars of precount.
This is indicated by two cursors: a red cursor appears at the position
where you start recording and a black one jumps two bars back and ad-
vances towards the record position. This allows you to see the remaining
count in time and the record start position at the same time. The red cursor
will not be shown if the record start position is set to the first bar.
5. Press the space bar when you are finished, to stop re-
cording.
Congratulations! You have just recorded your first piece of
audio in Sequel. Move ahead to the next section to learn
how to play it back.
Playback
To listen to what you have just recorded, you have to play
it back. Playback in Sequel is easy, but there are a few
tricks to learn so that you’ll be playing back with precision!
To start playback
There are a few ways to start playback in Sequel.
• Click on the play button.
• Press the space bar on your computer keyboard – this toggles
between start and stop.
• Press the [Enter] key on the numerical computer keypad.
• Double-click in the lower half of the ruler.
To stop playback
• Click on the play button during playback.
• Press the space bar on your computer keyboard – this toggles
between start and stop.
• Press the [0] key on the numerical computer keypad.
Cycle playback
Sequel has the ability to cycle (or “loop”) a section of your
project. To set the cycle location, you need to use the left
and right locators.
1. Let’s draw in a cycle region from bar 2 to 3. This tells
Sequel that we want to cycle the section between bars 2
and 3. Turn snap on to help you create a precise region.
You can press [J] on your computer keyboard to toggle Snap on and off.
2. Move the mouse pointer up to the top of the ruler. It will
turn into a pencil. Click and drag from bar 2 to bar 3.
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Load the project “Playback” found in the “Sequel
Tutorial 1” folder.