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Subject:Recording Multiple Takes ?? Posted by: DCameron Date:9/27/2004 1:30:02 PM I have a question about recording multiple takes. Lets say I have a brand new project with no tracks. Then I record a rhythm guitar part that is one minute long. Now, in another track, I would like to record a guitar solo over it, in a second track. So the manual says you should hit the loop button and then record. Well, when I do that, it works fine, it records my solo, and then it goes back again and again. It records as many times until I press the stop. But the problem is, then I am left with two tracks - the first one minute long, and the second one, lets say four minutes. So when I go to listen, after the first minute, I get three guitar solos with no rhythm guitar under them. Sounds terrible. How are you supposed to use this feature ?
Subject:RE: Recording Multiple Takes ?? Reply by: Iacobus Date:9/27/2004 2:56:18 PM It's sort of a workaround. What you could do is isolate parts of your take and bounce them down accordingly to get them onto another track. Solo the track, place the Loop Region over the area you'd like to bounce, and use CTRL+M with the "render loop region only" option. The newly rendered track will also be ACIDized according to the length of the track. You could also just duplicate the track (right-click the track's icon and select, "Duplicate Track") and edit the track's event as necessary. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page Guitars 4 Kids
Subject:RE: Recording Multiple Takes ?? Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:9/27/2004 3:56:47 PM Alternately, you can: 1. Right-click on the recorded track and choose Select in Chopper from the context menu. The Chopper view will show you each take as a Region with take names (Record Take 1, Record Take 2, etc.). 2. Double-click on the selection in the chopper to highlight the take you want to listen to and play it looped. You can move to the next take with the > key and previous take with < key. This lets you audition each take in turn until you find the one you like. 3. When you find the take that you want to keep, Right-click on the take selection in the chopper and choose Chop to New Track.... This will allow you to save the loop to your hard drive and it will automatically place it in the project. 4. Finally, delete the recorded track, as its no longer needed. I only wish MIDI recording in ACID was this smart. (it doesn’t mark your takes) ~jr

Subject:Recording Multiple Takes ??

Posted by: DCameron

Date:9/27/2004 1:30:02 PM

I have a question about recording multiple takes.

Lets say I have a brand new project with no tracks.
Then I record a rhythm guitar part that is one minute long.

Now, in another track, I would like to record a guitar solo over it, in a second track.
So the manual says you should hit the loop button and then record.

Well, when I do that, it works fine, it records my solo, and then it goes back again and again.
It records as many times until I press the stop.

But the problem is, then I am left with two tracks - the first one minute long, and the second one, lets say four minutes.

So when I go to listen, after the first minute, I get three guitar solos with no rhythm guitar under them. Sounds terrible.

How are you supposed to use this feature ?

Subject:RE: Recording Multiple Takes ??

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:9/27/2004 2:56:18 PM

It's sort of a workaround. What you could do is isolate parts of your take and bounce them down accordingly to get them onto another track.

Solo the track, place the Loop Region over the area you'd like to bounce, and use CTRL+M with the "render loop region only" option. The newly rendered track will also be ACIDized according to the length of the track.

You could also just duplicate the track (right-click the track's icon and select, "Duplicate Track") and edit the track's event as necessary.

Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page
Guitars 4 Kids

Subject:RE: Recording Multiple Takes ??

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:9/27/2004 3:56:47 PM

Alternately, you can:

1. Right-click on the recorded track and choose Select in Chopper from the context menu. The Chopper view will show you each take as a Region with take names (Record Take 1, Record Take 2, etc.).

2. Double-click on the selection in the chopper to highlight the take you want to listen to and play it looped. You can move to the next take with the > key and previous take with < key. This lets you audition each take in turn until you find the one you like.

3. When you find the take that you want to keep, Right-click on the take selection in the chopper and choose Chop to New Track.... This will allow you to save the loop to your hard drive and it will automatically place it in the project.

4. Finally, delete the recorded track, as its no longer needed.

I only wish MIDI recording in ACID was this smart. (it doesn’t mark your takes)

~jr