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Basic note lane handling
Adding note lanes and the New Dub/New Alt buttons
You can add new note lanes for an instrument track. This is useful in the following cir-
cumstances:
• If you want to overdub notes or performance automation to an existing clip. (Al-
though this can also be done on the same note lane as described previously).
• If you want to record a series of takes on separate note lanes, to later decide
which take is “best” (or to edit together a composite).
On the transport there are two buttons named “New Dub” and “New Alt”. Clicking on
either one will add a new note lane, but with the following difference:
D “New Dub” will add a new record enabled note lane above the previous
note lane, but will not mute the previous note lane.
In other words you will hear the note clip(s) on the previous lane if you record over
the same area on the new note lane. So use “New Dub” if you wish to overdub
notes or performance events to an existing clip. The new notes or events will be
contained in a new clip, but this method is preferable to overdubbing on the same
note lane as it gives you the option of easily redoing the overdub at any later stage.
If you want the overdubbed clip(s) to be a permanent part of the clip(s) on the orig-
inal note lane later you can always use the “Merge Note Lanes on Track” function
- see “Merging note lanes”.
D “New Alt” will also add a new record enabled note lane above the previ-
ous note lane, but the previous note lane will automatically be muted.
Use New Alt when you want to record a new take, but still keep the previous take
without playing along with it.
! If Loop is activated and the song position is inside the loop boundaries,
the clip(s) inside the left and right locators will be muted instead of the
whole note lane.
D You can also add new note lanes either by clicking the “Lanes +” button
at the top the track list or by selecting “New Note Lane” from the Edit
menu.
This works in the same way as “New Dub”, i.e. a new note lane is added and the
previous note lane will not be muted.
D You can add note lanes “on the fly” when in record mode (or from play
mode).
A new record enabled lane will be added. If you are in record mode the new note
lane will instantly be record enabled so you can continue to record without stop-
ping.
Deleting note lanes
D To delete a lane, click on the “X” button for the lane in the track list.
If there are any clips recorded on the lane, a dialog opens giving you the option to
cancel the operation or to proceed.
Record enabling note lanes
Whenever a new note lane is created it is automatically record enabled. But if you
have several note lanes on a track and you would like to record on a previous note
lane you have to record enable it manually:
D Click on the red “Record Enable” button for the lane you wish to record-
enable.
Only one note lane at a time can be record enabled.
Muting note lanes
Individual note lanes on a track can be muted by activating the “M” button in the lane
area of the track list. All clips on the corresponding note lane will be muted.
• Don’t confuse Lane Mute with Track Mute - see “Mute and Solo”.
• You can also mute individual clips on a lane - see “Muting clips”.
Naming note lanes
Note lanes on a track are by default named “Lane” (plus a successive number accord-
ing to the creation order i.e. Lane 1, Lane 2 etc.). You can rename a note lane by dou-
ble-clicking its name in the track list.
Note that lane (and track) names are not exclusive - you can have lanes and tracks
with the same name but it is generally good practice to give them descriptive and
unique names.
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