Apple Soundtrack - Manual (Page 160)

160 Chapter 10 Recording Audio in Soundtrack
Enabling a Track for Recording
Before you start recording, you enable the track you want to record to. You can record
audio only to a track, not to a bus or output. If no track is enabled for recording, a new
track is created below the existing tracks, and the take appears on the new track when
you click the Record button.
To enable a track for recording:
m Click the Record Enable button (the red circle) in the track’s header.
The Recording tab becomes active, and shows the current recording settings. You can
adjust recording settings before you start recording, or between recordings.
To adjust recording settings:
1 In the Recording tab, choose the input device and channel (or pair of channels) from
the Input Device pop-up menu.
2 Choose the device and channel (or pair of channels) to use for monitoring the recorded
audio from the Monitor pop-up menu.
3 If you want to record without hearing the existing audio clips in the project, select the
Mute Project checkbox.
4 If you want to record in mono, deselect the Stereo checkbox.
The level meters in the Recording tab show the level of the audio signal in the input
channel. Before recording, you may want to watch the level meters and set the input
level, to assure a high enough signal level and to avoid clipping.