Recording takes

Before comping, you need to record multiple takes on a track. You can manually record to one Take lane at a time, or set up loop recording to automatically create a new Take lane for each repetition.

A take is any new data brought into a track. It can be recorded audio or MIDI, dragged-in loops, or imported files. If a track has data on it, it has at least one Take lane. A new Take lane is created for each new take.

Note: In Overwrite record mode, a new Take lane is only created if there is no existing lane. Otherwise, the new data overwrites existing data on the existing lane.

The following rules apply when recording new takes:

Take lanes are named automatically. The first lane is named T1, the next lane is named T2, etc. The lane number always stays with a lane, even if you reorder, insert or delete lanes.

The newest (chronologically youngest) take is shown on top when displayed in lanes.

Clips cannot overlap on the same Take lane. If you wish to overlap two clips, place each clip in a separate Take lane. When a clip is moved, pasted or recorded to a lane, any clip data already in that area will be cropped or removed to accommodate the new data.

Loop recording multiple takes to a single track

1.	Go to Edit > Preferences > Project - Record, or right-click the Record button to access recording settings in the Preferences dialog box.

2.	Under Recording Mode, select Comping.

3.	Under Loop Recording, select Store Takes in a Single Track. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.

4.	Insert a new track or choose an existing track you want to record to.

5.	Click the target track’s Expand/collapse Take Lanes button so Take lanes are visible.

6.	Click the track’s Record button to arm the track for recording. Note: It is important that you arm the parent track, not an existing Take lane.

7.	Drag in the Track view Time Ruler to select the desired loop boundaries.

8.	Right-click the Time Ruler and select Set Loop Points on the pop-up menu (or press SHIFT+L). You can also click the Set Loop Points to Selection button in the Control Bar’s Loop module.

9.	Click the Record button in Control Bar’s Transport module.

10.	When recording is complete, click the Stop button .

Each repetition appears in its own Take lane.

Take lanes are named automatically. The first lane is named T1, the next lane is named T2, etc. The newest (chronologically youngest) take is shown on top. The lane number always stays with a lane, even if you reorder, insert or delete lanes.

Recording to a single Take lane

1.	Insert a new track or choose an existing track you want to record to.

2.	Click the track’s Expand/collapse Take Lanes button (or press SHIFT+T) so Take lanes are visible.

3.	Click the top lane’s Add Take Lane button to create a new empty Take lane.

4.	Click the new Take lane’s Record button to arm the lane for recording.

5.	Click the Record button in Control Bar’s Transport module.

6.	When recording is complete, click the Stop button .

Note: When recording on a Take lane, new data will overwrite existing data, regardless of the global record mode.

 

See:

Basic comping workflow

Auditioning takes

Comping methods

Comping with the Smart tool and Comping tool

Speed comping

Adjusting crossfades

Comp clips

Finalizing the comp

Removing all unused takes and empty Take lanes

Comping

 

See also:

Recording

Recording modes

Looping

Take lanes