Recording - DigiDesign Command 8 Manual

To open the Memory Locations window:
Press the Mem Loc switch. Press Mem Loc
again to close the Memory Locations window.

Recording

Command|8 lets you record audio and MIDI,
with support for QuickPunch and TrackPunch
recording modes, Loop Recording, and TrackIn-
put monitor switching. Command|8 also di-
rectly supports the Digidesign PRE remote con-
trollable microphone preamp.
Basic Audio and MIDI Recording
Basic audio and MIDI recording involves record
enabling tracks, arming the transport for record-
ing, and recording.
Record Enabling Tracks
To enable tracks for recording:
Make sure the Transport is stopped.
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Press the Rec switch located immediately to
2
the right of the channel Select switch row.
When Record Enable mode is activated, the
lower row of the LCD shows track names, and
the Rec switch flashes.
Press the Channel Select switch for the tracks
3
you want to enable for recording. When a track
is armed for recording, its Record Ready LED
flashes.
34 Command|8 Guide
Press the Rec switch a second time to exit
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Record Enable mode and return to the previous
Command|8 view.
– or –
Leave Command|8 in Record Enable mode and
use the Transport to begin recording (the Trans-
port remains active in track Record Enable
mode).
To take tracks out of record enable:
Press the Rec switch. When the Record Enable
1
function is active, the Record Enable switch
flashes.
Press the Channel Select switch on any track
2
whose Record Ready indicator is flashing to dis-
arm the track for recording. Press the Record En-
able switch a second time to exit Record Enable
mode and return to the previous Command|8
view.
Arming the Transport and Recording
To record:
Make sure you have cued Pro Tools to the ap-
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propriate location, or selected the record range
in a track. (See the Pro Tools Reference Guide for
complete instructions.)
Record enable tracks as explained in "Record
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Enabling Tracks" on page 34.
Press the transport Record switch to arm
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Pro Tools for recording.
Configure input monitoring as needed (see
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"Monitoring while Recording" on page 36).
Press Play to begin recording. When finished
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recording, press Stop.
To undo a record pass:
Press Undo.