Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 126)

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fader will turn red as shown in the picture above. If you’re using the ASIO audio
driver, the track volume fader will disappear. This is normal, and we’ll explain why
a little later.
CHOOSING RECORDING INPUT
Mixcraft allows recording from multiple sound cards and different inputs simultaneously.
Many audio interfaces allow recording of multiple inputs simultaneously.
To select the hardware audio device input for recording, click the selector arrow on
the right side of the Arm button. You’ll see a list of all available inputs from your audio
device(s).
Select the device, followed by the input that you’d like to arm for recording.
If you’re recording a mono signal, click the sound device followed by Left or Right
depending on where you’ve plugged into your device. If you’re recording in stereo with
left and right inputs, select Stereo. Pay close attention to this setting, because it’s easy to
unnecessarily record mono input sources (e.g., lead vocals, bass guitar, etc.) as a stereo
file if you’ve set this incorrectly. It won’t hurt anything, but you’ll unnecessarily use
twice as much hard drive space.
After selecting the input, send some audio through the input to verify that the correct
input was chosen. You should see the meters moving on-screen in the recording track.
SETTING THE RECORD INPUT LEVEL
When a track is armed, the volume slider turns into a red recording level adjuster.
Move the slider to adjust the recording input level. If peaks send the meter into the red,
back off the level. Ideally, the input signal should nominally sit in the yellow area.
Important Note: If you’re using an audio device with an ASIO driver (you can
check in File>Preferences>Sound Device), the volume slider will disappear when