First question about recording audio ***Solved (issue not reproducible)***

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2014/03/21 04:29:44 (permalink)

First question about recording audio ***Solved (issue not reproducible)***

Hi, I'm finally starting to do some serious audio recording in Sonar again (after a long interval), and I'm in the middle of recording right now (although these are temporary takes). And.........I'm already confused. I'd be glad if someone who's experienced in recording audio with take lanes could answer this. Please see the following screenshots for details (sorry the letters are probably a bit too small...):
 

 

 
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post edited by Jlien X - 2014/03/21 21:05:45

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 04:40:46 (permalink)
    I hit Ctrl+Z to undo the last take and..........the muted (?) waveform is still there and I can't hear it...
     


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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 04:40:31 (permalink)
    double post

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 04:57:44 (permalink)
    And I see the same issue in Sound on Sound mode. I must be missing something...

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 05:11:14 (permalink)
    Ah.....it looks like I have to specify the lane first (by arming the lane). Quite different from the behavior I see in MIDI recording.

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 07:48:07 (permalink)
    Weird...  the "hollow" waveform display typically means you've muted a clip region:
    http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation/default.aspx?Doc=SONAR%20X2&Lang=EN&Req=Arranging.37.html
     
    But I'm not sure how that would be accomplished using Lanes since the comp mode splits and mutes entire clips, not regions.   Can't say I've ever seen this before!
     

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 08:46:01 (permalink)
    Thanks Steve. I'll read the manual and watch videos to learn how to properly record audio in the post-X2 system (i.e. Take Lanes). After my previous post I only used Overwrite mode with punch in/out, and always armed a lane before recording. Not sure if I can effectively make use of the three recording modes. Maybe I don't really need Comping mode...

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 17:03:27 (permalink)
    You're welcome.    I don't pesonally use comp mode as often as I layer, but I'm glad it's there when I need it.  

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 17:27:31 (permalink)
    As Steve indicated, region muting is done/undone using the Mute tool. Dragging in the bottom of a clip with the Mute tool will mute a region, and dragging across a muted region in the top of the clip will unmute it. 
     
    Also, Ctrl-dragging with the Mute tool will Isolate a region by region-muting clips in other lanes. This was the predecessor to the Comp tool, but still exists.
     
    I don't think there's an accelerator to get muting from the Smart tool, so I think you must have inadvertently select the Mute tool at some point.
     
     

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 20:43:33 (permalink)
    You know, that's what I was thinking after the fact too...    An accidental function key press followed by dragging across a clip as though in comp mode - I suppose it could be a possibility!
     

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    Re: First question about recordig audio in Comping mode 2014/03/21 21:06:27 (permalink)
    I'm running a test in a new project but can't reproduce the issue. 
    I'm sure I didn't accidentally select the Mute tool (which requires two presses of F10, or hitting T plus a click or hitting the mousewheel button plus a click) because I didn't have to switch it back to Smart Tool after that. Not sure what happened yesterday. Maybe I'll encounter the issue again someday...

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