Using Song Building Mode in Overdub

Like Song building mode in Replace, Song building mode in Overdub mode allowsyou to record in a specific range of a Section again and again. With Overdub, however, Song building mode records each pass onto the same track and you do not have the option of rejecting the last pass. Each previously recorded pass plays back as you record the current pass, sort of like a sound-on-sound recording going to a single track.

To record in Song building mode in Overdub:

  1. Choose Record/Play from the Setup menu to open the Record and Play Setupdialog box.

  2. Under Record Loop Setup, click Song building mode.

  3. Under Record Mode click Overdub and Click OK..

  4. In the Transport window (Command-B), set the loop record range by clicking thedoor of the Punch icon (lower right corner) to open the Punch In/Out dialogbox. Enter In and Out locations and click OK (you can also drag a loop recordrange in the Graphic Editor window).

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  1. Record enable a track in the Tracks window by clicking its 'R' column.

  2. Check the Loop Record setting in the Transport to enable loop recording.

  3. Click Record or press Option-RMet90000.gifrecording begins as Metro receives MIDI data, and as soon as the Counterreaches the Punch In time (if Punch Record in enabled).

The Record Loop dialog box appears. The Reject Last Track and Mute buttons are dim because these options are not available when recording in Songbuilding mode in Overdub mode.

If you want to pause at any time, click the Pause Recording button; click it again to continue Loop Recording.

When the last loop record track is recorded, recording stops and the RecordLoop dialog box closes.

See Also:

Using Song Building Mode in Replace

Using Song Building Mode in Overdub