Recording Audio

Please follow the steps below to record audio from audio equipment such as record players, tape decks or microphones through your sound card:

1. Make sure the audio source is properly connected to the audio input of your audio interface or computer.

   See your audio interface's manual or product website for more information on how to do so.

2. Create a new empty recording window.

   Option 1: Select File > New > New Recording or position the cursor where you want to insert recorded audio in an existing recording.

   Option 2: Click the New Recording button on the Launch page. You window must be adequately large for the button to appear.

3. Arm Acoustica to record audio.

   Option 1: Select Audio > Record from the Menu bar.

   Option 2: Press the Ctrl/Cmd+R shortcut key combination.

   Option 3: Press the record button in the top bar, shown below. >

4. Select a sample format

   If you are recording to an empty editing window Acoustica needs to know what sample format you wish to use. After arming the recording in step 3, the following dialog box will appear:

   

   Please choose the desired recording format and click the OK button.

   See Working with Digital Audio for more information.

5. The Recording dialog box now opens:

   

   Now make sure that the correct Input Source (1) is selected. You can monitor the input level using the Level Meters (2). The level meter should never be in the red area in order to avoid clipping.

   To listen to the recorded audio during recording, enable the Monitor option (3).

6. Click the record button (4) to start the recording.

7. When you are done recording, click the Insert (5) or Overwrite (6) button to either insert the recorded audio at the cursor position or overwrite existing content with the recorded audio.