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Chapter 4: Working with Pro Tools M-Powered 45
Basic Recording
This section describes how to record audio and
MIDI into Pro Tools.
Preparing for Recording
To prepare an audio track for recording:
1
Verify the connections to your microphones
or instruments.
2
Choose Track > New. Specify 1 Mono or Stereo
Audio track (depending on your sound source)
and click Create.
3
In the Mix window, click the Audio Input Path
selector on the new track.
4
From the pop-up menu, select the interface in-
put you want to record. For example, select
Mic/Line 1 if your audio source is plugged into
the first jack of an M-Audio interface.
Setting Input Levels
Use the Gain controls on your M-Audio inter-
face (if any) to maximize the signal going into
Pro Tools while avoiding clipping. You can also
adjust input signal levels at the source.
When you feed a signal into Pro Tools, make
sure to adjust the input level to optimize the dy-
namic range and signal-to-noise ratio of the re-
corded file. If the input level is too low, you will
not take full advantage of the dynamic range of
your Pro Tools system. If the input level is too
high, the waveform will be clipped, distorting
the recording.
Try to set levels so that they register within the
top 6 dB of the input meter without triggering
the clipping indicator. on your audio interface.
Recording an Audio Track
To record an audio track:
1
Assign the input for a track and set its input
levels.
2
Click the Track Record Enable button.
For more information about connecting in-
struments, refer to your M-Audio documen-
tation.
Choosing an input in the Mix window
Routing an input to a stereo track
Audio Input Path selector
Set input levels to avoid clipping. Adjust the
gain control to a level where the Peak LEDs
on the front of an M-Audio interface do not
flash.
Record enabling a track in the Mix window