Recording A c n Applic cation for StudioLiv n r d ve

Users Man nual Version 1.0

CONTENTS
Contents.......................................................................................................................................................................................2 Installation...................................................................................................................................................................................4 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................5 1.1AboutThisManual.............................................................................................................................................................6 Versions...............................................................................................................................................................................6 Tips.......................................................................................................................................................................................6 DocumentationConventions...............................................................................................................................................6 1.2WhatisCapture?...............................................................................................................................................................7 StartPage.............................................................................................................................................................................7 TheSessionPage .................................................................................................................................................................8 . Fundamentals....................................................................................................................................................................12 Reference...................................................................................................................................................................................13 2.1Recording.........................................................................................................................................................................14 AudioDevice......................................................................................................................................................................14 CreatingaNewSession......................................................................................................................................................14 AudioI/OSetup.................................................................................................................................................................15 AudioTracks ......................................................................................................................................................................17 . ActivatingRecording..........................................................................................................................................................18 AudioRecordingFormat....................................................................................................................................................18 2.2Editing..............................................................................................................................................................................19 AudioEvents......................................................................................................................................................................19 MouseTools ......................................................................................................................................................................19 . CommonEditingActions ...................................................................................................................................................21 . SessionNavigation.............................................................................................................................................................21

Installation

ImportingAudio.................................................................................................................................................................23 Suggestions........................................................................................................................................................................24 2.3Mixing..............................................................................................................................................................................25 MixingwithCaptureandStudioLive..................................................................................................................................25 ExportAudioFiles..............................................................................................................................................................26 MixaCaptureSessioninaDifferentRecordingApplication.............................................................................................27 2.4KeyCommands................................................................................................................................................................28 RealWorldApplications............................................................................................................................................................31 3.1LiveRecording..................................................................................................................................................................32 StudioLiveMixingandRecordingaLivePerformance.......................................................................................................32 3.2StudioRecording..............................................................................................................................................................34 Notes .........................................................................................................................................................................................36 . Index..........................................................................................................................................................................................38

INSTALLATION
ToinstallCaptureonyourcomputer,firstinsertthediscyoureceivedwithyour StudioLivemixer,whichcontainsStudioLivedrivers,ademosession,andCapture, andthenfollowtheseinstructions.
Windows: Thediscwillrunautomaticallyandyouwillseethreelaunchbuttons.ToinstallCapture, clickontheCapturelaunchbutton. Capturewillthenbeinstalledonyourcomputer. YouhavetheoptionofalsoinstallingtheCapturedemosessionbyclickingonthedemo sessionlaunchbutton.Wheninstalled,thedemosessionwillbeplacedinthe Documents/Capturefolder.

Mac: Thediscwillappearonyourdesktop.Doubleclickthediscicontoopenthecontentsof thedisc. DoubleclickonthePreSonusCapture.dmgfile,andthenclickanddragtheCaptureicon toyourApplicationsfolder. Captureisnowinstalledtoyourcomputer. Youhavetheoptionofalsoinstallingthedemosession.Todothis,doubleclickonthe PreSonusCaptureDemoSession.dmgfile,andthendragthePreSonusCaptureDemo Sessionfoldertothelocationtowhichyouwouldliketoinstallthedemosession(your Desktop,theDocumentsfolder,etc).

Installation

INTRODUCTION
ThispartoftheCapturereferencemanualcontainsgeneralinformation,including informationaboutthismanualandthebasiclayoutandworkflowofCapture. Thisisagreatplacetostartfornewaudiorecordingsoftwareusers.

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1.1 About This Manual

Versions
ThereisoneversionofCapture,whichrunsundertheWindowsandMacOSXoperatingsystems.Thismanual explainsboththeWindowsandtheMacversions. AllscreenshotsaretakenfromtheWindows(Vista32bit)version.

Tips
Severalshortcutsandalternativemethodsorfunctionsarepresentedthroughoutthismanual.Thesetipsare intendedtoimproveyourworkflowandwillbeshownasfollows: Reallyhelpfulinformation.

Alsonotethatifyoufloatthemouseovermosttools,buttons,orwindowsinCaptureforafewseconds,aTooltip willappearthatnamesthefunctionthatthetool,button,orwindowserves.

Documentation Conventions
Key Commands
ManyoperationsinCapturehaveassociatedkeycommands(keyboardshortcuts)thatcanbeusedinsteadof navigatingmenuswiththemouse.Severalofthesekeycommandsusemodifierkeys,someofwhichdiffer dependingontheoperatingsystem(WindowsorMacOSX). Whendiscussedinthismanual,keycommandswithmodifierkeysareshownwiththeWindowsmodifierkeyfirst, asfollows:[Winmodifierkey]/[Macmodifierkey]+[key]. Forexample,[Ctrl]/[Cmd][C]meanspress[Ctrl]/[Cmd]+CinWindows,orpress[Cmd]+CinMacOSX. WherethereisnodifferencebetweentheWindowsandMacversionofakeycommand,onlyonekeycommand willbedisplayed;forexample:[F3].

Menu Functions
Manyfunctionscanbereachedviahierarchicalmenus.Wheremenunavigationisreferencedinthismanual,itwill appearasfollows:Menu/MenuEntry//Function.

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1.2 W What is Captu s ure?

Capture eisanaudiorecordin ngapplicat tioncreate edexclusiv velyforuse ewiththe PreSonu usStudioLi iveseriesm mixer.Tor recordfrom mtheStud dioLivemix xerinto Capture e,youneed dtoinstalltheStudio oLivedrive erandconn nectthem mixertoa FireWireportony yourcomp puter.(TheStudioLive emanualincludesinstallationa and setupin nstructions s.)OncetheStudioLiv vemixerh hasbeenco onnectedt toyour comput ter,andCa apturehasbeeninsta alled,simp plylaunchC Capture,andyouare e readyto orecord. apterdescribestheg generallayoutoftheCaptureu userinterfa ace. Thischa
Start Page

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WhenCaptureislaunched,bydefaultyouwillbetakentotheStartPage.

Create and Open Session

AttheupperleftoftheStartPagearetwobuttons:CreateSessionandOpenSession.ASessionisadocumentin whichyoucanrecordandeditaudio.ClickontheCreateSessionbuttontocreateanewSessionorclickonthe OpenSessionbuttontobrowseforandopenanexistingSession.

Recent Files
TotherightoftheStartPagemenusection,theRecentFileslistincludeslinkstothemostrecentlyopened documents.ClickonanyoftheselinkstoquicklyopentheSession.

Audio Device and Sample rate

CapturewasspecificallycreatedforusewiththePreSonusStudioLiveseriesmixerandwillonlyworkwiththat device.ItisnotpossibletoconfigureanyotheraudiodeviceforusewithCapture.TheAudioDevicewindowwill eitherdisplayStudioLiveorNoAudioDevice;theformerindicatesthatyourStudioLivemixerisconnectedto thecomputercorrectlyandisreadytousewithCapture.TheSampleRatewindowdisplaysthecurrently configuredsamplerate,assetontheStudioLivemixer.

About Capture
ToviewinformationaboutCapture,includingyourversionnumberandacknowledgements,chooseAboutCapture fromtheHelpfilemenu.

The Session Page

Capturefeaturesasinglewindowuserinterfacesoyoudontneedtomanagemultiplewindowsandviews.When anewSessioniscreatedoranexistingSessionisopened,youwillbetakentotheSessionpage.Thispagecontains allofthenecessarytoolstorecordandeditmultitrackaudio.

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 wingarediagram msanddescrip ptionsoftheSe essioninterfac ce. Thefollow

Transp port

TheTransp portisattheto opoftheSessio onpageandco ontains: MeterBridge:P M PeakLEDstylemeterswithcl lipindicatorsfo oreachinputintoCapturefr romyourStudioLive mixer. m MouseTools M o o o ArrowTool:Thedefa aulttoolforaccesstomostfu unctions. RangeTool:Selectth herangeofanAudioEventfo orediting. SpliceT Tool:SpliceAu udioEvents.

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EraserTool:EraseAudioEvents.

SampleRateDisplay:DisplaysthecurrentCapture/StudioLiveSampleRate. TransportControls o o o o o o o o o Loop:Engage/DisengageLoopMode. BacktoBeginning:ReturntothebeginningoftheSession. Rewind:Rewindforthedurationthisbuttonishelddown. FastForward:FastForwardforthedurationthisbuttonishelddown. Stop:Stopplayback. Play:Startplaybackatthecurrentplaybackcursorposition. Record:Startrecordingatthecurrentplaybackcursorposition. PreviousMarker:Jumptheplaybackcursortothepreviousmarker. NextMarker:Jumptheplaybackcursortothenextmarker.

TimeDisplay:Displaysthetimeatthecurrentplaybackcursorposition. MainOutputMeters:PeakLEDstylemetersforthemainstereooutputofCapture.

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Edit W Window
TheEditw windowisthem mainviewoftheSessionpage e,whichprovid desanoverview woftheSessio onforediting.

TheEditW Windowcontain nsthefollowing: Ti imelineRuler:Displaystimeincrementsinseconds. MarkerLane:Displaysuserinsertedmarker M rs. ArmAll:Clickth hisbuttontoar rmallinputsfo orrecording. Marker+/:Clic M ckontheplus( (+)buttontoaddamarkerat tthecurrentp playbackcursor rposition.Sele ecta markerandclick m kontheminus s()buttontor removethema arker. Tr rackColumn:C Containsaded dicatedmonoa audiotrackforeachaudioinp putintoCapturefromthe St tudioLivemixer,includingaM Mainstereotra ack. o Main:T Theinputsour rcetothisstere eoaudiotrackfromtheStud dioLivemixeris sselectable.Clickon thenam meofthetrack k(calledMain nbydefault)t toselectasourcetoberecor rded.

Re emainingTime e:Displaystheremainingtim methatcanberecorded,base edonthesizeoftheavailable st torageleftont theharddrivetowhichyoua arerecording. 11 Introduction|1.2WhatisCapture?

Fundamentals
Non-Destructive Editing and Undo/Redo
AlmosteveryuseractioninCapturecanbeundoneandredone.Thereisnolimittohowfarbackactionscanbe undoneandhowfarforwardundoneactionscanberedone. Thus,Captureuserscanfeelfreetoexplorewithoutfearingtheywillpermanentlyalteranything.Infact,just pressingbuttonsmightbethequickestwaytolearn.

High Quality Audio

Capturefeaturesanew32bitfloatingpointaudioengine.Anaudioengineisthenumbercruncherthatdoesthe mathrequiredtorecordandplaybackdigitalaudio.Toputitsimply,Capturewillprocessyouraudioasaccurately ascurrenttechnologyallowsandmaintainsthehighestqualitypossible.Allyouhavetodoismakegreatmusic!

System Requirements
ToensurebestperformancewithCapture,werecommendyourcomputersystemhavethefollowing specifications. Windows o o o OS:MicrosoftWindowsXP(32bit&64bit)orWindowsVista(32bit&64bit) CPU/Clock:IntelorAthlon900MHz(1.5GHzorhigherrecommended) Memory(RAM):1GB(2Grecommended)

Macintosh o o o OS:MacOSX10.4.xorlater CPU/Clock:PowerPCG5/Dual1GHz,anyIntelbasedMacmodel. Memory(RAM):1GB(2Grecommended)

MonitorresolutionforbothPCandMacintoshshouldbenolowerthan1024x768pixels.

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REFERENCE
ThispartoftheCapturereferencemanualcontainsdetailedinformationonall aspectsofthesoftware. ItisrecommendedallusersbecomefamiliarwiththegenerallayoutofCaptureas presentedintheIntroductionofthisreferencemanualbeforeattemptingtoread theReference.Ifmoreinformationisneededonanytopicorterm,youmaywish torefertotheIndex.

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2.1 R Recording
Tracking gisthefirs ststageofaudioproduction.Thefollowin ngchapter rdiscusses s aspectsofrecordi ingtracksi inCapture e,including gSessioncreationandsetup, AudioT TracksandEvents,an ndmore.
Audio Device
Beforeatte emptingtorec cordanythinginCapture,pleasetakea momentto obesureyourStudioLivemix xerisproperlyconnectedtothe computerv viaFireWirean ndthatCaptur redisplaystheStudioLiveasy your audiodeviceontheStart tpage. WhentheStudioLivemix xerisnotconnectedtotheco omputer successfull ly,CapturewilldisplayNoA AudioDeviceintheAudio Devicewin ndow.

Creat ing a New Sessio w on

ASessionisthedocumen nttypeinwhic challrecording gtakesplacein nCapture.Toc createanewSe ession,doone eof ing: thefollowi Fr romtheStartp page,clickont theNewSessio onbutton. NavigatetoFile/ /NewSession. Pr ress[Ctrl]/[Cm md]+Nontheke eyboard.

Sessio n Setup
Whenane ewSessioniscr reated,asetup pmenuwithth hefollowing optionswillpopup: n Session Title Thiswillbe ethetitleofyo ourSession.Th hisnamewillbetheSession filename( (Title.Session),aswellasthenameofthen newfolder thatcontainsalldatarela atedtoyourSe ession. Session Location n Thisiswhe erenewSessionsandallrelat teddatawillbesaved.TheSessionlocation ncanbechose eneachtimeyo ou createaSe ession.Bydefa ault,thenewSe essionlocation nwillbetheCa apturefolder.Y Youcanchooseadifferentfile locationby yclickingonth heBrowsebutt tonandbrowsi ingtoanewlo ocation.Thelas stknownsavelocationwillappear asthedefa aultthenexttimeyoucreate eanewSession n. Reference|2.1Recording R 14

Audio I/O Setup

ThereisnoneedforaudioinputsandoutputstobesetupinCapture,asitisautomaticallyconfiguredforusewith yourStudioLivemixer.EachinputfromyourStudioLivemixerisrepresentedwithamonoinputtrackintheTrack columnoftheSession,andeachinputtrackhasacorrespondinglevelmeterinthemeterbridge. ThefollowingdiagramillustratestheonetoonerelationshipoftheStudioLiveandCaptureinputchannels.The inputsignalintoeachchannelontheStudioLivemixerisautomaticallyroutedtoeachrespectiveinputchannelin Capture.

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ItispossibletoprocesseachStudioLivemixerinputchannelwiththeFatChannelbeforetheinputsignalisrouted toCapture.Todothis,youwillneedtoengagethePostbuttonintheDigOutsectionoftheFatChannelforeach channelinyourStudioLivemixer.ThisroutesthesignalpostEQandpostdynamicsprocessing.Thefollowing diagramillustratesthesignalflowinthisscenario.

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Main Source Selection

TheMainchannelinCaptureisastereochannelintendedtobeusedtorecordastereomixfromyourStudioLive. Thismixcouldberecordedwhilerecordingthe16individualinputchannels,soamixisavailableimmediatelyafter aliveshow.ThischannelisalsowhereyouwillrecordyourfinalstudiomixesfromtheStudioLive. TheStudioLivemixerfeaturesasoftwarecontrolpaneltoenablevariouschannelroutingoptions.Inthiscontrol panel,thereisadedicatedstereoselectionforCapture(channels17/18),whichdetermineswhatthesourcewill befortheMaintrack.Thesourcesyoumaychoosefromincludethefollowingphysicaloutputsfromyour StudioLivemixer:MainL/R,Sub1/2,Sub3/4,Aux1/2,Aux3/4,Aux5/6,EFXSendA,EFXSendB,AuxReturnA,Aux ReturnB,2Track,TalkBack,EFXReturnA,EFXReturnB,andtheSoloBus. Thus,youhavemanyoptionswhenchoosingwhichstereosourcetorecordtotheMainTrackinCapture.The defaultsourceisMainL/R.TheaudiofromtheoutputyouselectwillbemirroredtotheMaintrackinCapture, anddoesnotaffectthenormaloperationofthephysicaloutputonyourStudioLivemixer.

Audio Tracks
Record Enabling an Audio Track
Torecordtoanaudiotrack,thetrackmustberecordenabled,orarmed.Torecordenableanaudiotrack,clickon theRecordEnablebuttononce.Thisbutton,whichsportsareddot,shouldturnentirelyredincolorwhen enabled,andthetrackscorrespondingmeterinthemeterbridgeshouldbegintomoveupanddownifthereis anyliveaudioonthatchannelintheStudioLivemixer. ClickontheArmAllbuttonatthetopoftheTrackColumntorecordenableeverytrackatonce.

Onceanaudiotrackisrecordenabled,youarereadytorecordaudiotothattrack.RefertoActivatingRecording formoreonthistopic.

Monitoring Live Audio Input

AllmonitoringofliveaudioinputshouldhappenontheStudioLivemixeritselfasnormal.Thereisnoseparate monitoringcapabilitywithinCapture.

Setting Input Levels

Settingtheproperinputlevelsiscriticaltomakingagoodlivemixandrecording.Thebasicideaistosettheinput gainonyourStudioLivemixerashighaspossiblewithoutoverloadingtheinput.Overloadingtheinputwillcause clipping(anastytypeofdistortion),whichwillruintherecording.Thisdamagecannotbeundoneinsoftware. ThereisaclipindicatorforeachinputontheStudioLivemixerforthispurpose. IfaninputchannelisnotclippingonyourStudioLivemixer,youcanbesurethatthereitwillnotclipinCapture. RefertotheStudioLivedocumentationformoreinformationonthistopic.

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Activa ating Rec cording

Onceyouh havethedesire edtracksrecor rdenabled,the enextstepist torecord.Toactivaterecording,clickonthe Recordbut ttonintheTransport.TheRe ecordbuttonw willturnred,an ndthePlaybut ttonwillturng greeninthe Transport;thePlaybackC Cursorwillstar rttoscrollfrom mlefttorightf fromitscurren ntposition;and danewAudioEvent ordedtoanyrecordenabled dtrack(s). willbereco Recordingwillcontinueu untilyoumanu uallystopitbyclickingonthe eStopbuttoninthe cebar]onthek keyboard. Transport,orpress[Spac

Audio Recordi ng Form mat

Captureut tilizestheBroadcastWavefileformatforre ecording.Thisistheonlyform matutilized,as sitisthemost t widelyuse edformat,anditcontainstim mestampsforw whenrecording gsstartwithinaSong. Whenreco ordedBroadcastWaveaudiofilesgetbigge erthanfourgig gabytesinsize, ,theRF64filef formatis automatica allyusedasthe estandardfileformat. There ecommendedf filesystemfortherecordingpartitiononyo ourcomputeri isNTFSonWin ndowsandHFS S+on MacO OSX.

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2.2 E Editing
Afterre ecording,th henextste epinprodu uctionisus suallyediting.Intheediting process s,recorded deventsar remanipulatedinma anywaystoachieveadesired sound. ctsofeditin ngyourrec cordingsin nCapture. Thefollowingchapterdiscussesaspec
Audio Events
Allaudioth hatexistswithinthetimeline eofyourSessio onwillbewillv visuallyrepresentedbyAudioEvents,whic ch containwa aveformrepres sentationsoftherecordedaudio.AudioEv ventscanbemovedandsplit,amongother r possibilitie es,asdescribed dasfollows.

Mouse Tools e
Themouse etoolsallowdi irectinteractio onwithAudioE Eventsusingth hemouse.Itishelpfultorem member thataction nsdoneusingt theMousetoolscanbeundo oneatanytime e,soyoucanfe eelfreetoexploretheir functionali itywithoutper rmanentlyalte eringanything.ThefollowingMouseToolsa andrelatedfun nctions areavailab ble.

Arrow Tool
Thisisthedefaultselecte edtool.Clicko ontheArrowTo oolbutton,orpress[NumPad1]onthe keyboardt toselecttheArrowTool.The efollowingdes scribesvariouspossiblefunct tionsusingthe ArrowToo ol. Move a n Audio Ev vent Tomoveaneventusingt theArrowToo ol,clickanywhe ereontheeven ntanddraglef ft,right,up,ordown.Draggin ngthe eventlefto orrightwillmo ovetheeventbackwardandforwardintim me,relativetot theTimelinezo oom. Draggingtheeventupor rdownwillmo ovetheAudioE Eventtothead djacentAudioT Track.

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Size an Audio Eve nt Eventscan nbethoughtof faswindowsin ntoaudiofiles, ,wherewhaty youseeiswhat tyouwillhear.Sizingisa fundament taltechniquew whereinAudioEventsarema adeshorterorlonger,sothat tonlyaportionoftheaudiothey containiss seen,andther reforeheard. Tosizeany yAudioEventu usingtheArrow wTool,floatth hemousetoth heleftorrightedgeoftheev venttorevealt the SizingTool l.Whenthisto oolappears,clic ckanddraglef ftorrighttosiz zetheevent.A AudioEventscanbesizedand resizednondestructivelyanynumbero oftimes. Thepicture estotherightillustrateanAudioEvent beforeand dafteritissize ed. Select M Multiple Au udio Event ts MultipleAudioEventsca anbeselectedatonceinorde ertoeditthem mallatoncewithasingleact tion.Toselect iththeArrowT Tool,dooneof fthefollowing g: multipleAudioEventswi lickoutsideoftherangeofanAudioEvent, ,andthendrag goveranyotherevent(s);ag grayboxwillbe Cl dr rawnwhileyou udragoverthe etargetselecti ionarea.Relea asetheclickon ncetheboxisd drawnoverallof th heeventsyouw wishtoselect,andtheseeve entswillnowallbeselecteda andcanbeeditedatonce. Cl lickonanyeve ent,andthenw whileholding[C Ctrl]/[Cmd]on nthekeyboardclickonanyot therevent(s)t to se electthem.Thi isallowsyouto oselectmultip pleeventsthatarenotcloseinproximityto oeachother.A All se electedeventscannowbeed ditedatonce.

Range Tool
TheRangeToolisusedto oselectarang ge,orarea,withinanAudioE Event(s).Clicko onthe RangeToo olbuttonorpre ess[NumPad3 3]onthekeybo oardtoselectt theRangeTool l. Toselecta arangewithinevents,usingt theRangeToo ol,clickanddra agovertheare eatobe selected;a agrayboxwillbedrawnover rthetargetselectionarea.Re eleasetheclick koncethebox xisdrawnover rthe rangeofth heeventsyouw wishtoselect.Therangeoft theeventsyou uhaveselected disnowtreatedasasingle consolidatedevent. Acommon nuseoftheRangeToolistoq quicklyselecta anddeleteara angeofaudiow withinevents,ratherthanus sing theSplitTo ooltomaketw wosplits,thens selectingandd deletingthese ectionwiththeArrowTool.T Thisprocessis showninthepicturesbelow. ngehasbeense elected,theRa angeToolwilla automaticallybecometheAr rrowToolwhe enthemousec cursor Oncearan isfloatedo overtheselect tedrange.Thismakesquickly yselectingandeditinganyra angeofaneven ntverysimple. . TheRa angeToolcanbetemporarily ytoggledwhen ntheArrowTo oolisselectedb bypressingandholding [Ctrl]\ \[Cmd]onthek keyboard.

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Splice T Tool
UsingtheS SpliceTool,sin ngleAudioEven ntscanbesplit tintomultipleAudioEvents.Clickon theSplitTo oolbutton,orpress[NumPad d4]onthekey yboardtoselec cttheSplitToo ol. Clickonan nyAudioEventwiththeSplitTooltosplitth heeventattha atposition. Noticethatthesplitwilloccuratthele eftmostedgeoftheSplittoolicon(the Bysplittingasingleevent,youessentiallycr reatetwoeven ntsthatcanbe e scissors).B editedinde ependently.Ifmultipleevent tsareselectedacrossmultipletracks,theS SplitToolwilla affectallofthe e selectedev ventsinthesameway.

Eraser Tool r
TheEraser rToolisusedto odeleteanAu udioEvent.Clic ckontheErase erToolbuttonorpress [NumPad5 5]onthekeybo oardtoselectt theEraserToo ol. Todeletea anyeventusingtheEraserTo ool,simplyclickontheevent t.TheEraserTo oolisunaffecte edbythecurre ent selectiona andwillonlyaf ffecttheeventthatisdirectly yclickedon.

Comm mon Editin Actio ns ng

Cut, Co opy, Past e
Aswithaw wordprocessorandmostoth hersoftwareap pplications,Ca apturesupportsbasicCut,Co opy,andPaste actions.On nceaselection nofevents,orarangeofevents,hasbeenm made,theseac ctionscanbep performedas follows: ut:Press[Ctrl]/ /[Cmd]+Xonthekeyboardto ocutthecurre entselection. Cu Co opy:Press[Ctr rl]/[Cmd]+Con nthekeyboardtocopythecu urrentselection. Pa aste:Oncease electioniscutorcopied,pres ss[Ctrl]/[Cmd] ]+Ponthekeyboardtopaste etheselection. .The se electionwillbe epastedtothe ecurrentPlayb backCursorpos sition,ortothe ebeginningofthetrackfrom m whichtheselect w tionoriginated difthePlaybac ckCursorisnot tcurrentlysetanywhere.

Sessio Navig ation on

Theabilitytoquicklynav vigatetocertainareasofyourSessionishig ghlyusefuldur ringthemixing gprocess.The followingd describesthew waysinwhichy youcanquickly ynavigatethro oughoutyourS Session.

Scrollin ng
Toscrollle eftandrightthroughtimeiny yourSession,c clickanddragt thehorizontalscrollbarnear rthebottomo ofthe Editwindo ow.

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Timelin e Zoomin ng
Youcanzo oominandout tofyourSessio onwithrespect ttotimeinthe eEditwindow, ,sothatyouca anlookatthee entire lengthoftheSessionorj justviewasma allregionoftim metomakeaccurateedits.T Tozoom,doon neofthefollow wing: lickanddragle eftorrightont theZoomscro ollbarinthelow werrighthand dcornerofthe eEditwindowt to Cl zo oominorout. Pr ress[W]onthe ekeyboardtozoomoutsligh htly.Press[E]o onthekeyboar rdtozoomins slightly. Cl lickinsidetheT Timelineruleratanypointin ntimeanddrag gdownorupt tozoominoro out.

Using M Markers
InCapture,theMarkerLaneisusedtoplacemarkers satdesiredpla acesintheTimeline,afterwh hichnavigation nto themarkersiseasy.Markersarealsoh helpfulwhenex xportingyourS Sessiontoindividualmixeso ortoworkin ecordingapplic cation. anotherre TheMarke erLaneisalway ysvisible,justbelowtheTim meline. Insertin Markers ng s ToinsertanewMarkerintotheMarke erLane,withpl laybackrunnin ngorstopped,clickontheAd ddMarkerbutt ton, nsert]onthek keyboard.Eachnewmarkerw willbenumber redsequentiallyby orpress[In default(#1 1,#2,#3).Torenameamar rker,doubleclickonthemar rkerintheMar rker Lane,typeinanewname e,andthenpre ess[Enter]onthekeyboard. Navigat ting Marke ers Itispossibletoquicklyju umpthePlayba ackCursorbetw weenmarkersintheMarker rLane.Click buttonintheT Transport,orpress[B]onthe ekeyboard,tojumptothe onthePreviousMarkerb previousm marker.Clickon ntheNextMar rkerbuttonintheTransport, ,orpress[N]o onthe keyboard,tojumptothe enextmarker.Jumpingtoma arkersduringp playbackallow wsquick nsofyourSession. comparisonsbetweendifferentsection

Looping g
ToLoopth heplaybackofanyrangeofyourCapturese ession,dothef following: Se electanEventwiththeArrow wTool,orselec ctaRangewiththeRangeTo ool,thatyouw wishtoloop. Pr ress[P]onthekeyboardtosettheloopran ngetoyoursel lection.Therangewillbeind dicatedbyabar dr rawninthetim melinewithale eftandrightfla agoneitheren nd.

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lickontheLoo opbuttoninthe eTransport,orpress[L]ont thekeyboardto oengageLoop pmode.Start Cl pl laybackbefore etheendofthe eLooprange,andwhentheendoftheran ngeisreached,playbackwillj jump ba acktothebegi inningoftheLooprangeautomaticallyforaslongasLoopisengaged.

EngagingR RecordintheT Transportwilld disableLoopM Modeandbegin nrecordingatt thecurrentpla aybackcursor position.It tisnotpossible etoengageLo oopwhilerecor rding.

Import ting Aud io

ItispossibletoimportW WAVandAIFFa audiofilesintoyourSession.T Toimportana audiofile,selec ctImportAudioFile fromtheSessionmenutoopentheImportFilemenu u.Browsetoth hedesiredfilea andclickonittoselectit.Then clickonOp pentoimportt thefileintoyourSession. AnAudioE Eventfortheim mportedfilewillbecreateda and placedont thecurrentlys selectedtracki inyourSession n,at thecurrentplaybackcursorposition.

Preview Player w
Whenbrow wsingforfilesintheImportF Filemenu,itis possibleto olistentothea audiofilesasyouarebrowsin ngin thePreview wPlayer.ClickthePlaybutto oninthePrevie ew Playertop playthecurrentlyselectedau udiofile.Clickt the Stopbutto ontostopplayb back.Clickthe Loopbuttont to loopthepl laybackofthecurrentlyselec ctedaudiofile. 23 Reference|2 2.2Editing

Suggestions
Listen While Editing
Inaudioproduction,theeditingprocesscanbeparticularlyunforgiving.Smallinaccuracieswhensplitting,moving, orperformingotheractionsonrecordedaudiocanleadtounwantedresults. Assimpleasitmayseem,theactoflisteningwhileeditingisoftenoverlooked.Forinstance,whensizingtheedges ofavocalparttoremoveunwantedsoundsbetweenwords,itistemptingtomaketheeditsbasedonthevisual representationofthewaveform.Whilethismayworksometimes,itisamuchbetterideatolistenasyousizethe eventstobesureyouarenotremovinganycriticalpartofthevocals. Listeningtoyoureditsasyoumakethemwillsavetimeandfrustrationinnearlyeverycase.

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2.3 Mixing
Mixingisthepartoftheproductionprocesswhereallrecordedtracksare combinedtomono,stereo,ormultichannelsurround.(Capturedoesnotsupport surround.)Thegoalistobalancerelativevolume,frequency,anddynamic contentinordertoachieveadesiredcohesivesound. Inthefollowingchapter,aspectsofmixingaudiorecordedinCapturewithyour StudioLivemixerwillbediscussed.
Mixing with Capture and StudioLive
NomixingisdoneinCapturedirectly.Instead,theindividualoutputsofeachaudiotrackinCapturearehardwired totheFireWirereturnsforeachcorrespondinginputchannelontheStudioLivemixer.Thus,withtheFireWire returnsengagedforeachinputchannelonyourStudioLivemixer,theoutputofyourmultitrackSessionisrouted totheStudioLivemixer,whereitcanbemixedjustlikeanyotheraudioinputs.

Creating a Mix
TheprocessofcreatingamixwithCaptureandtheStudioLivemixerisquitesimple.Youplaybackyourrecorded tracksthroughtheStudioLiveandrecordthemainoutputoftheStudioLivetotheMainAudioTrackinCapture. Theprocessworksasfollows: BesureRecordArmisdisabledforallinputAudioTracksinCapture,andtheFireWirereturnsforallinput channelsontheStudioLivemixerareengaged. SelecttheMaininputandenableRecordArmontheMainTrackinCapture. BringtheplaybackcursorpositiontothebeginningoftheSessionbyclickingtheBacktoBeginningbutton intheTransport. ActivaterecordingbyclickingontheRecordbuttonintheTransport;theplaybackcursorshouldbeginto movefromlefttoright,andaudioshouldbeplayingthrougheachinputontheStudioLivemixer.The MainTrackinCaptureshouldberecordinganewAudioEvent,whichisthemainmixfromtheStudioLive mixer.

ThenewAudioEventthathasbeenrecordedfromtheStudioLivemixerwillbestoredasastereoWAVfileatthe sampleratetowhichtheStudioLivemixerisset.Itispossibletoexportthisfile,andanyotheraudiofilesfrom Capture,toanotherstoragelocation(suchasabackupharddrive),asdiscussedintheExportAudioFilessectionof thischapter.

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Expor t Audio Files F

Toexporta audiofromyou urSessioninCapture,naviga atetoSession/ExporttoAudi ioFile,orpress s[Ctrl]/[Cmd]+ +Eon thekeyboa ardtoopenthe eExporttoAudioFilemenu. Locatio n ThetopsectionoftheEx xporttoAudioFilemenuis whereyou uwillselectalo ocationandnamefortheaud dio file.Clicko ontheLocation nbuttontocho ooseafile location.D Doubleclickonthefilename,typeinanew name,and dthenpressEn ntertochooseanameforthe e file. Format t Selecttheformatofthemixdownaudiofileinthe ctionoftheExp porttoAudioF Filemenu.Cho oose middlesec fromWave e(WAV)orAIF FFandthencho oosethedesire ed Resolution nandSampleR Rate. Ifyouwishtoputyo ouraudioonastandardaudio o filewith16bit CD,theformatshouldbeaWavef utionanda44.1kHzsampler rate. resolu

Options s Thebottom msectionofth heExporttoAu udioFilemenuhasseveralop ptionsthatwill laffecthowthefile(s)iscrea ated. Choosefro omExportMas sterorExportT Tracks.ExportMasterwillexportonlythea audioontheM MainAudioTrac ckto asingleaudiofile.Export tTrackswillex xporttheaudio ofromeachtra ackindividually ytoitsownfile e,creatingafilefor eachtrackseparately. omExportSess sion,EachMarker,orBetwee enSelectedMa arkers.TheExp portSessionop ptionwillexportthe Choosefro entirerang geofyourSess sion,whichwillbetothefurt thestpointint timethatanyA AudioEventon natrackextends. TheExport tEachMarkeroptionwillexp portseparatef filesforeachra angebetween themarkersin ntheMarkerL Lane. TheExport tBetweenSele ectedMarkersoptionwillexp portanaudiof file(s)between ntherangeofa anytwoselected markersintheMarkerLa ane.

Export Your Fin al Mix to an Audio File t

Themostc commonmediumtowhichre ecordingsarep physicallypubl lishedistheau udioCD.Inordertoputyourfinal mixonanaudioCD,themixfilemustb bea16bit,44. .1kHzWAVfile e.Onceyouha averecordedyourfinalmixto othe MainTrack kinCapture,it tisrecommend dedyouexport ttheaudiofro omtheMainTr racktoanaudiofileforthis purpose.In ntheExportto oAudioFileme enu,youshouldchoosetoEx xportMasterandselectthea aforementione ed formatsettingsforanau udioCD.

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Oncethec correctaudiofi ileforyourmix xhasbeenexp ported,youma ayuseanyCDb burningapplicationtoputth hat mixonare ecordableaudi ioCD.

Mix a C Capture Session in a Diff e n ferent R ecording Applica g ation

Itisanticip patedthatsom meuserswillwa anttouseCapt turestrictlyasatrackrecord dingtoolandw willmixtherec corded trackslaterinadifferent trecordingapp plication.There eareseveralw waysinwhichthisismadepo ossible,asdesc cribed owing. inthefollo

Save a Capture Session a Open T as TL

Manyaudi iorecordingpr rogramsprovid desupportforopeningadoc cumenttypeca alledOpenTL( (OpenTrackLis st).An OpenTLfil leprovidesare eferenceforal lloftheaudiotracksandAud dioEvents,withtheircorresp pondingpositio ons,in yourCaptu ureSession,sothatanothera audioprogram mcanreconstru uctyourSessio onautomatically.Thismakesit possiblefo oryoutoopenyourCaptureS Sessionandwo orkasyounor rmallydoinyourfavoriterecordingapplication. TosaveanOpenTLversionofyourSes ssion,selectSa aveSessionAsintheFilemen nuofCapture.Namethefileas selectionbox. usual,andchooseOpenTL(*.tl)intheSaveAsTypes avetosaveyou urSessionasan nOpenTLdocument,andco onfirmthecom mmandbyclicki ingYesinthe ClickonSa confirmationwindow.Th hisfilewillbep placedbydefaultinyourSess sionfolderand dwillnotoverw writetheoriginal essionfile.NotethattheOpe enTLformatw willnotsaveyou urmarkers. CaptureSe

Import Capture Session A t Audio File s Directly y

Someaudioeditingapplications(e.g.,d digitalaudiow workstations,or r heOpenTLformat,whichma akestheoption ns DAWs)donotsupportth tlimitedwhenimportingsess sionscreatedinotherprogra ams.In somewhat thiscase,y youmustmanu uallyimportth heAudioEventsfromyourCa apture Sessionint totheaudioed ditingapplicati ion,usingwhatevermeans possibleinthatprogram.Refertothed documentation nofyoursoftw ware formorein nformationonthisprocess. Notethati insomecases,youmayhave emorethanon neAudioEvent tona giventrack k,asopposedt toasinglecont tinuousAudioEvent.Inthisc case,it ishighlyre ecommendedt thatyoufirstexporttheaudioforeachtrac ck beforeatte emptingtoimp portintoanau udioeditingprogram,asdesc cribed intheExpo ortAudioFilessectionofthis schapter. Youwillwa anttobesuretohavetheEx xportTracksop ptionselectedinthe ExportAud dioFilemenua asshown,soth hattheresulto oftheprocesswillbeasingle econtinuousaudiofileforea ach trackinthe esession. Oncey youhavesingle econtinuousa audiofilesfore eachtrack,dire ectlyimporting gthefilesintoanaudioedito oris mucheasier.Allthat tisrequiredto oreconstructyourCaptureSe essionistoalig gneachfileatt thesamestart ttime.

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2.4 Key Commands

ThischartisareferenceforallavailableKeyCommandsinCapture.
KeyCommands Action File NewSession OpenSession CloseSession SaveSession SaveSessionAs Quit Edit Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Delete SelectAll DeselectAll ZoomIn ZoomOut ZoomFull Session ImportFile ExporttoAudioFile InsertMarker InsertNamedMarker LocateNextMarker LocatePreviousMarker RecallMarker19 MuteTrack SoloTrack ArmTrack Tools SelectArrowTool KeyCommand Cntrl/Cntrl/Cmd+N Cntrl/Cntrl/Cmd+O Cntrl/Cmd+W Cntrl/Cmd+S Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+S Cntrl/Cmd+Q Cntrl/Cmd+Z Cntrl/Cmd+Y Cntrl/Cmd+X Cntrl/Cmd+C Cntrl/Cmd+V Del Cntrl/Cmd+A Cntrl/Cmd+D Cntrl/Cmd+Shift++orE Cntrl/CmdorW F Command+I Command+E Ins,I Shift+I N B NumPad+19,Command+19 M S A 1

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SelectRangeTool SelectSplitTool SelectEraserTool Transport ToggleStart/Stop Start Record Stop ReturntoZero Navigation FocusNext FocusPrevious Left ExtendSelectionLeft ExtendSelectionLeftAdd SkipLeft Right ExtendSelectionRight ExtendSelectionRightAdd SkipRight Up ExtendSelectionUp ExtendSelectionUpAdd SkipUp Down ExtendSelectionDown ExtendSelectionDownAdd SkipDown PageUp ExtendSelectionPageUp ExtendSelectionPageUpAdd SkipPageUp PageDown ExtendSelectionPageDown ExtendSelectionPageDownAdd SkipPageDown Start ExtendSelectionStart ExtendSelectionStartAdd SpaceBar Enter Numpad*,R Numpad0 Numpad, Tab Shift+Tab LeftArrow Shift+LeftArrow Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+LeftArrow Cntrl/Cmd+LeftArrow RightArrow Shift+RightArrow Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+RightArrow Cntrl/Cmd+RightArrow UpArrow Shift+UpArrow Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+UpArrow Cntrl/Cmd+UpArrow DownArrow Shift+DownArrow Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+DownArrow Cntrl/Cmd+DownArrow PageUp Shift+PageUp Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+PageUp Cntrl/Cmd+PageUp PageDown Shift+PageDown Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+PageDown Cntrl/Cmd+PageDown Home Shift+Home Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+Home

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SkipStart End ExtendSelectionEnd ExtendSelectionEndAdd SkipEnd

Cntrl/Cmd+Home End Shift+End Cntrl/Cmd+Shift+End Cntrl/Cmd+End

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REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS
ThispartoftheCapturereferencemanualcontainsinformationonpractical applicationsandscenarioswhenusingCaptureandStudioLivetogetherand assumesabasicknowledgeofboth.

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3.1 Live Recording

Whenrecordinglive,mostpeopleusuallymakeasingle,continuousmultitrackrecording.Thisinvolvesrecord enablingAudioTracksinCapture,triggeringrecording,andcontinuingtorecorduntiltheperformanceisdone.The followingdescribesaspectsoftheliverecordingworkflowusingtheStudioLivemixerandCapture.

StudioLive Mixing and Recording a Live Performance

TheStudioLivemixeriscapableofmixingyourliveshowwithstunningflexibilityandease,whileCapturerecords theshowtoyourcomputer.ThisispossiblebecauseeachinputchannelontheStudioLivemixerhasahardwired outputthatcontinuouslystreamsaudiooverFireWiretoyourcomputer,andCaptureisdesignedtoreceiveand recordthisstream. OncetheStudioLivemixerhasbeensetuptomixaliveperformance,youwillneedtodecide,individuallyforeach StudioLivechannel,whethertoaddpreorpostFatChanneldynamicsprocessingandEQtothesignalbeforeitis senttothecomputer.Toswitchbetweenpre/postprocessing,pressthePostbutton(DigOutsubsection)inthe FatChannelsectionforeachinputchannelontheStudioLivemixer.IfthePostbuttonisilluminated,thechannels signalwillbesenttoyourcomputerafteritisprocessedintheFatChannel;ifthePostbuttonisnotilluminated, thesignalwillbesentwithoutFatChannelEQanddynamicsprocessing. AftersettingtheinputchannelsontheStudioLivemixerforpre/postprocessing,thenextstepistolaunchCapture andcreateanewSession.OnceinthenewSession,recordenableeachAudioTrackyouwouldliketouse,orjust recordenablealloftheAudioTracksbyclickingontheArmAllbuttonatthetopoftheTrackcolumn.Ifaudiois streaminginfromtheStudioLiveandtheAudioTracksarerecordenabled,youshouldseeeachtracksinputlevel displayedinthetrackslevelmeterinthemeterbridge. YoushouldsetinputlevelsforeachinputchannelontheStudioLivemixerwhilepreparingtomixthelive performance.IfthehardwareinputsontheStudioLivemixerarenotclipping,youdonotneedtoworryabout clippinginCapture.

OncethedesiredtracksarerecordenabledandyouhaveverifiedinputlevelsinCapturesmeterbridge,youare readytobeginrecording.

Worry Free Live Recording

Manypeopleareconcernedwhenacomputerisinvolvedwhilemixingaliveshow.WhileCapturehasbeen engineeredtoberemarkablystable,therearemanyvariablesonanygivencomputerbeyondCapturescontrol. ThisiswhytheStudioLivemixerhasbeendesignedtobecompletelyindependentofanycomputertowhichitis connected.TheFireWireconnectiontothecomputersimplyallowsthecomputertoreceiveaudiooutputsthatare completelyindependentfromallotherchannelsintheStudioLivemixer.Evenifthecomputerblowsupduringthe liveshow,yourlivemixwillbecompletelyunaffected.Youcanmixandrecordaliveperformanceusingthe StudioLivemixerandCapturewithcompleteconfidence.

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Insert Markers While Recording

Itishighlyrecommendedthatmarkersbeinsertedduringtherecordingofaliveperformance,asthemarkerswill maketherestoftheproductionprocessmucheasier.Eachoftheexamplesthatfollowbeginswiththesame scenario: YouaremixingandrecordingaliveshowusingtheStudioLivemixerandCapture.Youstartrecordingbeforethe startoftheactualperformance,andyouwillnotstoprecordinguntiltheendoftheperformance.Duringthe performance,youinsertamarkerduringthebreakbetweeneachsongofthetensongset.Attheendoftheset, youstoprecordingandsavetheSession.Youarethenreadytoshutdownyoursystem.(Remembertoshutdown inthepropersequence:firstturnthemasterleveldownontheStudioLivemixer,thenturnoffpowerampsand speakers,shutdownthecomputer,andpowerdowntheStudioLive,inthatorder.) Basic Example Thebandyourecordedthepreviousnightcomesoverthenextdaytocheckouttherecordings.Youlaunch Capture,opentheSession,andbeginplaybackthroughtheStudioLivemixer.Afterhalfaminuteoftensesilence whilethebandwonderswhatwentwrong,yourealizethatthebanddidnotstarttheactualperformanceuntil20 minutesafteryoustartedrecordingbecausetheleadsingertooksolongtogetonstage. YouclickontheNextMarkerbuttonintheCaptureTransporttoquicklyadvancetothenextmarker,whichisthe firstsongoftheset,andthebandperksup.Thebandthinkstheyplayedterriblyduringthefirstsong,andthey wanttoskiptothenextsongtoseeiftheydidanybetter.YouclickontheNextMarkerbuttonagain,andthenext songstartsimmediately.Thebandlistenstoabitofeachsong,andyouskipthroughthewholesetwithinafew minutesasifyouwereskippingthroughfinishedtracksonaCD. Thebandissoimpressedwiththequalityoftherecordingandyourproductionskills,theyhireyouonthespotto mixtheshowandturnitintoaliveperformancealbumtheycanreleasetotheiradoringfans. Advanced Example Thedayafterthegig,youpreparetomixthepreviousnightsliverecordinginyourpersonalstudio.Yourealize thateachsongwillprobablybemixedinadifferentway.Wouldntitbeconvenientifyoucouldbreakupthe original,continuousrecordingoftheentiresetoftensongssoyoucouldworkononesongatatime?With Capture,youcanusethemarkersyouinsertedbetweeneachsongtoautomaticallygenerateallthemultitrackfiles foreachindividualsong. Todothis,firstopentheoriginalSession.Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,renameeachmarkertothedesired nameforeachsong.Then,selectExporttoAudioFilefromtheSessionmenu.IntheExporttoAudioFilemenus Optionssection,selectExportTracksandEachMarker,andsettheFormattothedesiredfileformatsettings.Then clickOK.Capturewillthenautomaticallygenerateseparateaudiofilesforeachtrackineachsong.Thenamesand fileswillbebasedonthenameyouspecifiedintheExporttoAudioFilemenu,thenamesofthemarkers,andthe tracknamesinyourSession(ExportNameTrackNameMarkerName).Youcanthenimportthefilesforeachsong intoanewCaptureSession,orintoanaudioeditingprogram,tobemixedwiththeStudioLivemixer. Afewdaysaftertheoriginalperformance,youhavefinishedproducingatensonglivealbumforthebandyou recorded,andtheycouldnotbemoreimpressed.

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3.2 Studio Recording

Thestudiorecordingprocessoftenappearsverydifferentfromtheliverecordingprocess.However,the StudioLivemixerandCaptureareequallyathomeinthestudioandinconcert.Thefollowingdescribesaspectsof thestudiorecordingworkflowusingtheStudioLivemixerandCapture.

Overdubbing
Inastudiorecordingsession,asopposedtorecordinglive,youmightwishtorecordononlyafewtracks,orona singletrackatatime,andthenrecordmorelater.Thisprocessofaddingtoyourrecordedtrackslateriscalled overdubbing.UsingCaptureandtheStudioLivemixer,youcanplayrecordedaudioonanytracksthroughthe StudioLivemixerandsimultaneouslyrecordnewaudiototracksinCapture. Todothis,itisagoodideatofirstestablishagoodmixtolistentowhilerecording.Justaswhencreatingmonitor mixesforaliveperformancewiththeStudioLivemixer,youcancreateanumberofmixestolistentoasrequired. Forinstance,youmightcreateastereomixoftheplaybackfromCaptureonAuxes1and2foraguitaristwhois abouttooverdubaleadguitarpart.Toaccomplishthis,dothefollowing: ForallinputchannelsontheStudioLivemixeronwhichyouwishtoplaytracksfromCapture,engagethe FireWirereturnbypressingeachchannelsFireWireInputSelectswitch(nearthetopofthechannelstrip) sothatitilluminates.ThiswillroutetheoutputofthetracksinCapturetotheirrespectiveinputchannels ontheStudioLivemixer. StartplaybackinCapture.TheoutputfromeachtrackinCapturewillplaythroughtheirrespectiveinput channelsontheStudioLivemixer(CaptureTrack1onStudioLiveChannel1,etc.). Atthispoint,linkAux1and2ontheStudioLivemixerandcreateamixforthelinkedAux1/2byadjusting thelevelforeachinputchannelthathasplaybackcomingfromCapture.Thisisastereoauxmix,soyou canalsoaccessthepanforeachinputchannelinthemixbypressingtheMix/PanbuttonforAux2.(For detailsonhowtosetauxmixes,seeSection2.7oftheStudioLivemanual.) NowyoucanplugtheguitarorguitarampmicintoaninputchannelontheStudioLivemixerandsetthe inputlevelasyounormallywould.ThenaddtheguitarinputchanneltotheAux1/2mixthattheguitarist willlistentosohecanhearhimself. IfyourecordenabletheAudioTrackthatcorrespondstotheguitarinputchannelinCapture,youshould seethattrackslevelmetershowingliveinputinthemeterbridge.

WiththeAux1/2mixsetsothattheguitaristcanhearhisliveguitarplayingandthetracksfromCapture,youare readytorecordtheleadguitar.YoucanpositiontheplaybackcursortoanypointintheTimelinesothatrecording startsthereorjuststartrecordingfromthebeginningoftheSession.Onceyouhavetheleadguitarpartrecorded, youmightfindafewthingsyouwouldliketocorrectinthepart.Thisiswherepunching,asdescribedinthenext section,comesinhandy.

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Punching
Recordingcanbeactivatedatanytime,evenduringnormalplayback.Amongotherpossibilities,thisenablesyou torecordoverpartsofexistingAudioEventsonthefly,whichisusuallycalledpunching.TopunchinonanyAudio Tracks,thefirststepistorecordenablethetracks.Thenstartplaybackneartheareawhereyouwishtorecord. Whenthelocationinwhichyouwishtostartrecordingisreached,youcanquicklyenablerecordingbypressing[R] onthekeyboard.AnewAudioEventwillbeginrecordingfromthatpointontherecordenabledtracks.Whenyou reachthelocationwhereyouwishtostoprecording,punchoutbypressing[R]onthekeyboardagain. AcontinuationoftheexamplefromtheOverdubbingsectionabovewouldlookasfollows: Theguitaristmissedafewkeynoteswhilerecordinghiskillerleadpart.Youtellhimtoplaythesamepart againasbefore,butwiththecorrectednotes,whileyourecordanothertake. Theguitarstrackisstillrecordenabled.DontaddtheguitartrackfromCapturetotheauxmixyou createdbefore;theguitaristneedstohearhisliveplayingonhisguitarsStudioLiveinputchannel,notthe recordedtrack. Thistimearound,youwillpunchintherightnotesbystartingrecordingintheTransportjustbeforeeach badnote,andstoppingrecordingjustaftereachbadnote.Playbackwillcontinuetorolltheentiretimeso theguitaristwillheareverythingnormally.

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37 Notes

INDEX
A
ActivateRecording.......................17 AddTrack.....................................10 ArrowTool........8,SeeMouseTools AudioDevice............................7,13 AudioEvent .................................18 . AudioI/OSetup...........................14 AudioTracks................................16 recordenable..............................16 RecordingFormat........................17 Redo.................................SeeUndo

L
Loop............................................21

M
MainSourceSelection ................16 . Markers.......................................21 MeterBridge.................................8 Mixdown.....................................24 Mixing.........................................24 Monitoring..................................16 MouseTools............................. ,18 8

S
Samplerate.............................7,25 SampleRate ..................................7 . Scrolling.......................................20 Session...........................................7 SessionNavigation......................20 Song...............................................7 SpliceTool........8,SeeMouseTools StartPage............................6,7,13

E
EditWindow................................10 EraserTool........9,SeeMouseTools ExportAudio................................25

O I
ImportAudio..........................10,22 OpenTLExport............................26 Overdubbing...............................35

T
Transport.......................................8

K
KeyCommands........................5,28

P
Punching.....................................35

U
Undo............................................11

R
RangeTool.......8,SeeMouseTools

Z
Zooming ......................................20 .

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