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7 Capture 2
7.4 Recording a Session in Capture
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7.4 Recording a Session in Capture
Setting Input Levels. Setting the proper input level is critical to making a good
live mix and a good recording. The basic idea is to set the input gain on the
StudioLive AI mixer as high as possible without overloading the input. Overloading
the input will cause clipping (digital distortion), which is particularly unpleasant
and will ruin the recording. This damage cannot be undone in software. There
is a clip indicator for each input on the StudioLive AI mixer for this purpose.
If an input channel is not clipping on your StudioLive AI mixer, you can be
sure that it will not clip in Capture 2. Refer to Section 2.1 in your StudioLive
Hardware Owner’s Manual for the proper level-setting procedure.
You will monitor live audio input on the StudioLive AI mixer; there is no separate
monitoring capability within Capture 2. Refer to Section 4.4.5 in the StudioLive
Hardware Owner’s Manual for information on creating monitor mixes.
The Auxiliary Stereo Track in Capture 2 is intended to be used to record a stereo
mix from your StudioLive. This mix can be recorded while recording the individual
input channels so that a mix is available immediately after a live show, or you
can use this track to route your final studio mixes through the StudioLive.
As discussed in Section 4.8.1, VSL-AI features an Auxiliary Inputs Router that
allows you select which buses you want to record in addition to your input
channels. The last two tracks in Capture are dedicated for recording a stereo
mix in Capture 2. In addition to the Main L/R mix, you can select from any pair
of the following outputs, buses, and inputs: Subgroups 1-4, Auxes 1-14/10/6,
FXA-D Send Mixes, Aux Inputs A and B, Tape In, Solo Bus, and Talkback.
Arming Tracks. To record to an audio track, the track must be record-enabled, or
“armed.” Capture 2 provides two Record Enable buttons for each input: one on the
track and on the meter bridge. Once an audio track is record enabled, you are ready
to record audio to that track.
Hit Record! To activate recording, click on the Record button in the transport. The
Record button will turn red, and the Play button will turn green. The playback cursor
will start to scroll from left to right from its current position, and new audio events
will be recorded to record-enabled tracks.
Recording will continue until you manually stop it by clicking on the Stop button in
the Transport or press [Spacebar] on the keyboard.
When you press Record, the Session automatically locks. This prevents you from
accidentally stopping recording Session. You must disable Session Lock before you
can stop recording.
7.5 Virtual Soundcheck
We’ve all been there. The drummer is stuck in traffic. The guitarist is stuck at work.
And you’re stuck at front-of-house (FOH) with a hyped up lead singer and bass player
and no way to dial in a front-of-house mix, let alone set up the singer’s in-ear mix.
Don’t panic! With Capture 2’s Virtual Soundcheck mode, dialing a good rough
mix without the band—or with half the band missing—is quick and simple.
1. To begin, create a new Session, preferably metatagged with the Artist,
Performance, and Location information.