Once again I'm stumped. Ovedubbing is the foundation of multitracking, yet there's nothing in the Help file on "overdubbing".
 
Its been a month or 2 since I've done this, and I always forget.
 
How do you record on Track 2 without recording Track 1 with it, using a MOTU USB interface?
 
Steve

You arm the tracks you want to record to. You can punch in over existing audio , you can create a new take lane and record into that etc etc. I'm pretty sure it's in the beginner tutorial lessons in the help file.

How do you record on Track 2 without recording Track 1 with it, using a MOTU USB interface?

Which MOTU interface? They make more than one. 


The bottom line is you can't send the playback signal back to the input. Its probably a setting in the MOTU control panel for the device. 

You did not ask this, but it may come up soon and backwoods alluded to it.

In Preferences, you will really want to think about how you set things under Record.

For example, I personally always want Overwrite on when recording vocals because I like to be able to punch in.  If I want a new take, I go to a new track.  Other people prefer multiple takes on different lanes instead of punching in.

For MIDI, on the other hand, I use Sound on Sound, because I typically want to keep adding parts (like drum parts) without erasing what I have.  Similarly, I may record the first verse on bass, back the song up to the middle of the verse, hit record, and start playing when I get to the second verse or chorus--but I don't want to erase what I already did just because I backed up a little too far.  If I don't like a take, I UNDO or DELETE.

Your style may be different but if you are not aware of the choices in Preferences, you might get a bit flustered.

Best of luck.

No, no. I'm talking about recording new material on a new track without getting the material from other tracks.
 
 ie. Listen to tracks 1, 2, 3, etc. while recording vocals on track 5.
 
When I do this, track 5 ends up recording everything from tracks 1, 2, 3, etc. along with the vocals. Not what I want.
 
There's a way to separate the signals so this doesn't happen but I can't remember how to do it.
 
I'm using the MOTU audio express: 2 line INs, 2 MIC INs, 2 Main OUTs, 2 Line OUTs, 1 USB/FW IN/OUT
 
Steve

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No, no. I'm talking about recording new material on a new track without getting the material from other tracks.
 
 ie. Listen to tracks 1, 2, 3, etc. while recording vocals on track 5.
 
When I do this, track 5 ends up recording everything from tracks 1, 2, 3, etc. along with the vocals. Not what I want.
 
There's a way to separate the signals so this doesn't happen but I can't remember how to do it.
 
I'm using the MOTU audio express: 2 line INs, 2 MIC INs, 2 Main OUTs, 2 Line OUTs, 1 USB/FW IN/OUT
 
Steve

Are you pulling our leg?
 
7 years minimum doing this, and a member of the forum and too many post on the forum to count about this subject.
 
I'm kidding above so don't take it personal...
 
Turn off "What you hear" in your sound card preferrences.
 
In the MOTU interface it is probably labled something like "Include output signal when recording"
 

I was brain-dead for some reason.
 
I had been using a secound sound source which was mixing in to the1st one.
 
All good now.
 
Thanks for putting up with my stupidity!
 
Steve