Recording

The first thing to do when starting to record a track is to create (or open) a file that will contain the recording. You can do this by left-clicking the track's File Display. A window will appear that lets you specify a file to load. If the file doesn't exist it will be created.
If you open an audio file (like the default .wav format), the track will record audio (using a microphone or a line input), if you open a MIDI file (.mid) the track will record MIDI (usually a keyboard). See the Audio files and MIDI files paragraphs for more info on supported file types.
To record a Track you should activate its Rec button (it turns red) and start the Transport.

If you want to wait a certain amount of time until recording starts (to give you time to walk to your mic for instance) you can use the Remote Recording option.

Live Multitrack Recording

The Pro Plus edition offers two 'hidden' features that make live multitrack recording easier. The Ctrl key is used to make certain mouse clicks more powerful. This applies to the following controls:

1. The Recording menu's Add Track with File options: use the Ctrl key to add multiple tracks. A window will prompt for the number of tracks.
2. The Song menu's New option: use the Ctrl key to create an empty copy of the current song. A new folder will be created, with new audio files and a new song file. This feature can be used to record another take of a performance.

The Recording menu

The Recording menu contains several options that will be useful when recording. Some of the options are available from the Record Control as well.

Record Control

The Recording menu contains the following options (note that most options have their own paragraph):

Add Track

The Add Track option adds an empty track (the same effect as dragging a track off the Shelf), or a track with a default named file ('Track 1', 'Track 2' etc.) of .wav, .gjm, .gjs, .mp3, .mid or .mpt type. The track's File Options Button can used to rename the file later.

Record Master

Note: you can use the Song menu's 'Mix Down to File' option instead.

If this options is activated recording audio tracks will record the output of the Master section (or simply the output if the Master section is disabled) instead of the Audio In Device. This option can be used to mix down the Song to stereo (see mastering).

This option can also be used to 'bounce' tracks in order to reduce the number of tracks used by the song. For example: a five track backing vocal group can be bounced to a single track by recording the five tracks to a new track (temporarily turn of all other tracks, and bypass any effects in the Master section). Having done this, the five original tracks can be turned off (using their Play button) and the new track can be used instead.

In a similar way this option can be used to 'freeze' a track that uses effects that require a lot of processing power. The new (audio) track will include the effects, thereby freeing up the processing power used by them.