Step Recording - CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO User Manual

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To Use Punch While Looping...
1. Choose the source for the track(s) you want to record, and arm
the track(s) for recording.
2. Set the loop start and end times.
3. Set the punch start and end times, as described previously.
Choose Realtime-Record Options , or click
4.
toolbar, to display the Record Options dialog box.
5. Choose to stack all takes in a single track or to store them in
separate tracks.
6. Set the Now time to the beginning of the loop.
7. Click , press R, or choose Realtime-Record . If your
metronome count-in is turned on, it will play the count-in
measures.
8. Play or perform the material you want to record. At the end of
the loop, Pro Audio will return to the start of the loop and you
can record the next take.
9. If you want to erase the most recent take while loop recording is
underway, choose Realtime-Reject Loop Take or press Ctrl-space
bar.
, press the space bar, or choose Realtime-Stop when
10. Click
you want to stop recording.
The takes are stored in the manner you requested.

Step Recording

Sometimes you may want to record material from a MIDI instrument
that is too difÞcult to play. One way to make this easier is to slow the
tempo of the piece while you are recording until it is slow enough to play.
Step recording is another method that lets you record from a MIDI
instrument without having to worry at all about your timing.
To use step recording, you set a step size, such as a quarter note. Then,
you simply record one step at a time, taking as much time as you need to
play each step. You can also set a note duration that is independent of
the step size. If the duration is shorter than the step size, rests will be
inserted between each note and the next step. If the duration is longer
than the step size, the notes will overlap with the notes recorded at the
next step.
on the Record