Avid KeyStudio User Guide
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Recording Audio Tracks
This section shows you how to record an audio
track in Pro Tools SE.
To record an audio track:
1
On the Levels tab of the Software Control
Panel, turn the Input Gain Control all the way
down.
2
Connect an instrument or microphone to the
input of your USB Micro interface.
3
Choose an Audio track by clicking on an ap-
propriate track name, such as “Audio 1” on the
left side of the Pro Tools SE Edit window.
4
Click on the Input Selector (In) to the left of
the track name, and choose “Input 1” as the in-
put source.
5
Click the Mute button for the track to prevent
it from sending the input signal to the output of
USB Micro.
6
Switch the track to record mode by clicking its
Record Enable button. While the track is record
enabled, the button and the track fader will be
red.
7
Sing, or play an instrument into the USB Mi-
cro (at the loudest level you expect to occur dur-
ing your recording) while slowly increasing the
Input Gain in the Software control Panel, until
the level meter for the track is in the red.
8
While continuing to sing or play, lower the In-
put Gain in the Software Control Panel, and
stop at the point where the level meter is no lon-
ger in the red.
9
In the Software Control Panel, increase the
Monitor Mix Level to a suitable volume so that
you can hear the input signal. This is especially
useful when recording in a session with pre-re-
corded tracks, because it lets you adjust the bal-
ance between the existing tracks and your input
signal.
To create a track, go to the Track menu,
click Track > New and choose Audio track.
Audio Track
Input Selector
Track Mute Button
Track Record Enable Button and Fader in Record Mode
Raising or lowering the Track fader will not
affect the input level, as it only controls the
track playback volume.
When recording with a microphone while
monitoring with speakers, you should turn
the Output Gain all the way down in the
Software Control Panel. This prevents the
microphone from picking up the output from
Pro Tools SE if the microphone is in the
same room as your speakers.
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