Guide 08 of 10

Recording takes, headphones and MIDI keyboards

Record a vocal or guitar take, line it up with the song, use headphones, and connect a MIDI keyboard or a remote.

  1. Add an audio channel

    Tap + Channel → Record or load audio. The first time, the browser asks to use the microphone. Allow it. Plug in wired headphones so the speakers don’t leak into the take.

    1. 1Record or load audio
    Add an audio channel: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts
  2. Record a take

    Press ● Record take. You get a one-bar count-in, then it records one pass (the part you’re looping, or from here to the end of the song) and stops by itself. Press ● while the song plays to punch in.

    1. 1● Record take (New take once you have one)
    2. 2One-bar count-in on or off
    3. 3Loop part or Loop song decides what one take covers

    Tip: Notes to Play subtracts your device’s speaker and microphone delay automatically. Bluetooth headphones add extra delay; wired is best for recording.

    Record a take: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts
  3. Line it up and trim it

    The take shows as a waveform. Drag the gold ⚑ IN flag to where the take really starts; it snaps to the bar or beat. Drag the red OUT to trim the end, slide the wave, or nudge it ◀ ▶ by 10 ms. Undo covers all of it.

    1. 1Drag the gold ⚑ IN to where the take starts
    2. 2⚑ To start of the part
    3. 3Snap: off, bar, beat, ½ beat
    4. 4Nudge by 10 ms
    5. 5Or load an audio file
    Line it up and trim it: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts
  4. Connect a MIDI keyboard or a remote

    Tap the round profile button, then Settings → Controllers → Connect MIDI (Chrome and Edge). USB and Bluetooth MIDI keyboards and pads work; velocity and the sustain pedal too. Use Learn to map play, stop, record, undo or loop to any button, pedal or Bluetooth remote.

    1. 1Settings: sounds, samples and MIDI
    2. 2Permissions: microphone, storage, updates
    Connect a MIDI keyboard or a remote: the matching Notes to Play screen with numbered callouts