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Record 2nd track while playing first?

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:31 pm
by aherodias
I have recorded an instrumental track. Can I now record a vocal track while playing the instrumental?

Also, why do Edit menu items get grayed out at times?

Re: Record 2nd track while playing first?

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:19 pm
by kozikowski
The tools can go gray if you Pause instead of Stop your playback. Audacity will not do very much in real time -- during playback.

Someone wrote a piece about overdubbing -- sound over sound. This is me looking for it...

Koz

Re: Record 2nd track while playing first?

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:23 pm
by kozikowski
Here it is...
http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=reco ... ulti-track

It's actually wrong for Macs. Your settings are in Go > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup.

Keeping the instructions correct is very much like housekeeping. Never done.

Koz

Re: Record 2nd track while playing first?

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:39 pm
by aherodias
Thanks for your help. Everything works fine now (as you would expect).