Record Panel

The Record panel provides all parameters and controls related to recording.

Metadata Section

The metadata information in the section at the top is stored in Broadcast Wave files.

Note

  • You can change the metadata during a recording session, even with Lock Recording activated. The folder and file names are changed when you pause the recording.

Date/Time

Shows the current date and time.

Production

Allows you to enter the name of the production.

To automatically add the name to the file name, activate File to the right of the Production field.

Artist

Allows you to enter the name of the artist.

To automatically add the name to the file name, activate File to the right of the Artist field. Activate Folder to save the recording in a subfolder of the project folder, named after the artist.

Engineer

Allows you to enter the name of the sound engineer of the project.

Director

Allows you to enter the name of the director of the project.

Record Section

Record Folder

Displays the path to the folder in which your recordings are saved. Click in the field to modify the target location of your recording.

Arm All Tracks

Enables/Disables recording for all audio tracks that are assigned to an audio input.

Locate End

Positions the project cursor at the end of the last recording.

Record

Starts/Stops recording.

Easy Record

Starts recording on all tracks and activates Lock Recording.

Lock Recording

Locks/Unlocks the user interface. This button is only available during recording.

If this button is activated, functions and buttons are locked to prevent unintended operations via key commands or mouse clicks. Before you can stop recording, you must unlock the user interface.

Time Displays Section

Project Time

Shows the current position of the project cursor.

Record Time Max

Shows the time that is left for recording, depending on the project settings and the available hard disk space.

Note

This value is calculated for the disk currently used for recording. The calculation is based on the total number of tracks in the project, regardless of whether they are record-enabled or not.

Current Recording

Shows the length of the current recording.

Total Recorded

Shows the total length of the recorded audio in the current project. Only the time of the actual recordings is taken into account, not the pauses between recordings.

Marker Section

Add Marker

Adds a marker at the project cursor position.

Remove Marker

Removes the selected marker.

Marker List

The markers are listed according to their time positions.

  • In the first column, a greater-than symbol indicates which marker is active.

  • The ID column shows the marker ID.

  • The Position column shows the marker position. You can change this value to move the marker.

  • In the Description column, you can enter a name or a description for the marker.