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Punching in/out over existing material (known as overdubbing) replaces the ex-
isting track audio between the Record In and Out points with new audio.
To manually punch in/out:
1. Arm the tracks on which you want to punch in/out.
2. While playing back, at the desired point, press REC to punch in; the MixPre
will start recording on the armed tracks. The REC control illuminates solid
red.
3. Press REC again to punch out; the MixPre will stop recording but continue
playing back.
To automatically punch in/out:
1. Set Record In and Record Out points to where you want the MixPre to au-
tomatically punch in and out. If a Record In or Out point is set, a ‘P’ is dis-
played in the status bar to indicate that automatic punching is enabled. See
Working with Cue Points
.
2. Use Play In and Stop cue points to set pre-roll and/or post-roll as necessary.
Setting a few bars of pre-roll allows you to play along with existing audio to
help you get up to speed and ‘into the groove’ before the Record In point.
Use the Track ‘Monitor’ button to monitor either track playback or your live
input during pre-roll and post-roll, depending on your preference.
3. Press REC. The Play button will illuminate green and the MixPre will start
playing from the Play In point if set, or from the current playback cursor po-
sition if not set. Once the Record In point is reached, the MixPre will auto-
matically start recording on the armed tracks and REC button will illuminate
red. Recording will continue until the Record Out point is reached (if set) at
which point the MixPre will return to playback and the Play button will illu-
minate green. Playback will stop when the Stop point (if set) is reached.
See
Working with Cue Points
for more information on clearing Play In, Record
In/Out, and Stop points.
Bouncing
The MixPre-3M offers up to 12 tracks which is enough for many situations. For
example, four for drums, one for bass, two for vocals, two for guitars, two for
keyboards plus a spare!
However, sometimes you may want to add more layers. Bouncing, sometimes
known as Ping-Ponging, is a technique dating back to the days of the Beatles
and Beach Boys that allows you to combine multiple tracks into just one or two
thereby freeing up tracks for further overdubbing. It is also used to simplify
mixdowns by grouping multiple tracks, or burning in reverb or air effects into an
ISO track.
In the MixPre, the bounce mix is derived from the LR mix.
