CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO, User Manual

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I-7
Roland U-8
The EZ Mixdown Wizard
The EZ Mixdown Wizard handles choosing a mixdown destination for
your audio tracks, choosing a destination track, and adding an effect.
You can move U-8Õs Track Volume faders to control track level during
mixdown. You can also automate track volume changes in CakewalkÕs
Console view (see CakewalkÕs online help for this procedure).
Caution: Do not move the U-8 fader of any track you have set up
automation for. The U-8 Track Volume faders and CakewalkÕs Console
4. On the Track Selection page, you can use U-8’s right or left
Cursor button to choose the track you want to record on,
however, the Wizard automatically selects the first empty track.
Press the Next/Marker button to move to the next page. Pressing
the Prev button takes you back to the previous page.
5. On the Input Volume Setting page, use the Input Sens buttons to
adjust input sensitivity for the left and/or right input channels.
Press the Next/Marker button to move to the next page.
6. On the Effect Selection page, if you want to add an effect to your
track, use the Time/Value wheel to scroll through the effects.
Pressing the left or right Cursor button closes or opens a folder.
Pressing the U-8 Enter button selects a highlighted effect.
Press the Select button to hear the effect and apply it to the track
you are about to record. Pressing the Select button checks or
unchecks the Apply Insertion Effect and Permanently Record the
Effect to the Track checkbox.
Press the Next/Marker button to move to the next page.
7. On the Setting the Recording Level page, use audio track 1’s
volume fader to adjust the record level (even if you’re not
recording on audio track 1). Press the Next/Marker button to
move to the next page.
8. Press the Next/Marker button to close the EZ Recording Wizard.
9. Make sure Cakewalk is rewound to the time where you want to
start recording and press U-8’s Record button.
Press U-8’s Stop button when you’re finished recording.
Now press U-8’s To start of Song button and then its Play button to
hear your track.