Antaren Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I am working on a software instrument track. I am wanting to add to the end of a track, not replace part of it. I have auto input monitoring on. I have set the locators to where I want to punch in and out. I have record enabled the track. If I only have record enabled on the track, I can hear the previously recorded part of the track, and I can hear the new part I’m playing, but it’s not recording. If I have the track record enabled AND the main red record button enabled, I can no longer hear the previously recorded part of the track when it’s playing (and it’s greyed out) but I can now hear the new part I’m adding and see the notes. How can I both hear the previously recorded part of the track and the new region that I’m adding AND be able to see the notes too? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scg Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Are you recording MIDI? If so, can you just use MIDI overdub? (I'm probably misunderstanding and that's probably too obvious, but it seems worth asking.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution polanoid Posted March 4 Solution Share Posted March 4 how did you set your „overlapping MIDI recordings“ mode? also, are you using Replace mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, polanoid said: how did you set your „overlapping MIDI recordings“ mode? also, are you using Replace mode? Thanks, polanoid. This did it for me. I didn't know about these settings so I looked it up and learned where these settings were, and then selected in Record->Overlapping Miding Regions->Cycle Off ->Overlap/merge selected Regions. That setting enabled me to hear the 1st region while I was recording in auto punch, and then hear and see the notes in the 2nd region, but I had to use the glue tool to have the 2 regions merge. Was there something else I should have done to have the 2 regions merge automatically? What I have in "Record->Ovelapping Midi regions": Cycle off: Overlap/Merge Selected Regions Cycle On: Merge Replace: Region Punch Thanks again, Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, scg said: Are you recording MIDI? If so, can you just use MIDI overdub? (I'm probably misunderstanding and that's probably too obvious, but it seems worth asking.) Scg, I didn't know what MIDI overdub is, and I didn't have time to look it up when you posted. Thanks for responding to my post. I tried polanoid's way, and it worked. I will look into MIDI overdub, too. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scg Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 6 minutes ago, Antaren said: Scg, I didn't know what MIDI overdub is, and I didn't have time to look it up when you posted. Thanks for responding to my post. I tried polanoid's way, and it worked. I will look into MIDI overdub, too. Thanks again. MIDI overdub is just what polanoid was talking about, so you're all set 🙂 Quote ...but I had to use the glue tool to have the 2 regions merge. Was there something else I should have done to have the 2 regions merge automatically? Just based on observation, I think Logic uses the same region if the newly recorded material overlaps it, but otherwise creates a new region. So, it may be that in some cases you'll have to merge the regions manually. (You can select the regions and press J or command-J, which may be a little faster than using the glue tool.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 9 minutes ago, scg said: MIDI overdub is just what polanoid was talking about, so you're all set 🙂 Just based on observation, I think Logic uses the same region if the newly recorded material overlaps it, but otherwise creates a new region. So, it may be that in some cases you'll have to merge the regions manually. (You can select the regions and press J or command-J, which may be a little faster than using the glue tool.) Thanks SCG. I have more Midi overdubbing to do, so I'll try out what you suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 2 hours ago, Antaren said: Was there something else I should have done to have the 2 regions merge automatically? I guess you don't record in Cycle mode then? In that case you need to select the region that the new (overdub) recording should be merged with before you start to record (hence the mode's name, .Overlap/Merge Selected Regions). Sorry for my very brief answer before, I didn't have my Mac Book with me and was typing on my phone. BTW playback-wise, overlapping MIDI recordings behave the same as merged MIDI regions, but the display may be confusing sometimes because it depends on selection state which region is drawn on top. A way to avoid this would be to use the Create Track / Create Tracks mode, which uses a new track assigned to the same channel strip for each overlapping recording. Again, playback-wise this is the same as merging the regions, but you will still be able to edit them separately, and there will be no visual confusion with overlapping regions. And you can still join the regions like @scgdescribed anytime later. Edited March 4 by polanoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 On 3/4/2023 at 3:07 PM, polanoid said: Sorry, I don't know how to reply w/o hitting quote. polanoid, I wasn't using cycle. It was at the end of a phrase and I was just adding on to it. Thanks for the tips and the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scg Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 4 minutes ago, Antaren said: Sorry, I don't know how to reply w/o hitting quote. If you scroll down, you should see a rectangular area that says "Reply to this topic...". If you click there, you'll get the same editor you do when you use 'quote'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antaren Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 I see the reply to this topic in your post, scg. I'll look more carefully next time. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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