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4. Select the physical jack that you're instrument is plugged in to. If you know, for instance, that your
guitar is plugged into input 1, click the Input control and select the first option. Some audio
interfaces refer to their stereo inputs as pairs, like 1/2, 3/4 or 5/6. Most often left channels are
represented by odd numbers and right channels are represented by even numbers.
5. Click the Output drop-down menu to select the track’s output.
The available outputs for the track are displayed.
6. Select the output port that you want the audio track to play through during playback. This is how
you ultimately route the audio to your speakers. You will usually choose 1 and 2, because these
are most commonly the outputs that speakers or audio monitors are connected to.
7. Click the track's Record Enable button .
8. Click the Input Echo button if you want to hear the input during recording. Many sound cards
and audio interfaces have an option to do this automatically on the hardware level. If you can
already hear the input signal, simply move on to the next section.
Getting ready to record
At this point, we need to check the input levels to make sure they are sufficient and not distorting.
Perform as you would if you were recording and watch the meter on the track respond to the sounds
you produce.
If the meter never even comes close to the maximum, increase the input level. If the meter even
occasionally reaches the maximum, decrease the input level.
Input levels are usually adjusted via a knob next to the input jack on the sound card, but features like
this may vary slightly between devices. So, if you have never recorded an instrument or microphone
with your sound card, you may want to read about doing so in the device's manual.
Figure 16. The record meter shows the input level
Note: Most microphones and guitars are mono, so you'll want to select either the left or right
channel accordingly.
Note: SONAR only allows recording to tracks that have been record enabled. This is
necessary since SONAR allows for multi-track recording. This tells SONAR what track you want
your new material recorded to. Otherwise, every track would be recorded to during every take.
Input may be too low
Input is too loud
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