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Recording
Audio recording specifics
5. After a few seconds stop the recording.
An audio event is created, starting at where the cursor position was when you
activated recording. If you were in stop mode and the cursor was at the beginning
of the project, you may have to move the event to the right in the next step. If you
were playing along to a project you, leave the event where it is.
6. Select the Object Selection tool and place the cursor on the bottom left edge of
the event so that a double arrow appears, then click and drag to the left.
Now the event is extended and the audio you played before activating record is
inserted – this means that if you played along during playback, the captured notes
will end up exactly where you played them in relation to the project.
Monitoring
In this context, “monitoring” means listening to the input signal during recording. There
are three fundamentally different ways to do this: via Cubase, externally (by listening to
the signal before it reaches Cubase), or by using ASIO Direct Monitoring (which is a
combination of both other methods – see below).
Monitoring via Cubase
If you monitor via Cubase, the input signal is mixed in with the audio playback. The
advantage of this is that you can adjust the monitoring level and panning in the
MixConsole, and add effects and EQ to the monitor signal just as during playback
(using the track’s channel – not the input bus!).
The disadvantage of monitoring via Cubase is that the monitored signal will be
delayed according to the latency value (which depends on your audio hardware and
drivers). Therefore, monitoring via Cubase requires an audio hardware configuration
with a low latency value. You can check the latency of your hardware in the Device
Setup dialog (VST Audio System page).
Ö If you are using plug-in effects with large inherent delays, the automatic delay
compensation function in Cubase will increase the latency. If this is a problem, you
can use the Constrain Delay Compensation function while recording, see
“Constrain
Delay Compensation” on page 265.
When monitoring via Cubase, you can select one of four Auto Monitoring modes in
the Preferences dialog (VST page):
• Manual
This option allows you to turn input monitoring on or off by clicking the Monitor
button in the Inspector, the track list or in the MixConsole.
• While Record Enabled
With this option, you will hear the audio source connected to the channel input
whenever the track is record enabled.
• While Record Running
This option switches to input monitoring only during recording.
• Tapemachine Style
This option emulates standard tapemachine behavior: input monitoring in Stop
mode and during recording, but not during playback.