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7.3.11 Capture Applications and Scenarios
When recording live, most people usually make a single, continuous
multitrack recording. This involves record-enabling Audio Tracks in
Capture, triggering recording, and continuing to record until the
performance is done. The following describes aspects of the live-
recording workow using the StudioLive mixer and Capture.
StudioLive Mixing and Recording a Live Performance
The StudioLive mixer is capable of mixing your live show with stunning
exibility and ease, while Capture records the show to your computer.
This is possible because each input channel on the StudioLive mixer has a
hardwired output that continuously streams audio over FireWire to your
computer, and Capture is designed to receive and record this stream.
Once the StudioLive mixer has been set up to mix a live performance, you
will need to decide, individually for each StudioLive channel, whether to
add pre- or post-Fat Channel dynamics processing and EQ to the signal
before it is sent to the computer. To switch between pre/post processing,
press the Post button (Dig Out subsection) in the Fat Channel section
for each input channel on the StudioLive mixer. If the Post button is
illuminated, the channel’s signal will be sent to your computer after it is
processed in the Fat Channel; if the Post button is not illuminated, the
signal will be sent without Fat Channel EQ and dynamics processing.
After setting the input channels on the StudioLive mixer for pre/post
processing, the next step is to launch Capture and create a new Session.
Once in the new Session, record-enable each Audio Track you would like
to use, or just record-enable all of the Audio Tracks by clicking on the Arm
All button at the top of the Track column. If audio is streaming in from the
StudioLive and the Audio Tracks are record-enabled, you should see each
track’s input level displayed in the track’s level meter in the meter bridge.
You should set input levels for each input channel on the
StudioLive mixer while preparing to mix the live performance.
If the hardware inputs on the StudioLive mixer are not clipping,
you do not need to worry about clipping in Capture.
Once the desired tracks are record-enabled, and you have veried input
levels in Capture’s meter bridge, you are ready to begin recording.
Worry-Free Live Recording
Many people are concerned when a computer is involved
while mixing a live show. While Capture has been engineered
to be remarkably stable, there are many variables on any
given computer that are not controlled by Capture.
This is why the StudioLive mixer has been designed to be completely
independent of any computer to which it is connected. The
FireWire connection to the computer simply allows the computer
to receive audio outputs that are completely independent from
all other channels in the StudioLive mixer. Even if the computer
blows up during the live show, your live mix will be completely
unaected. You can mix and record a live performance using the
StudioLive mixer and Capture with complete condence.
Insert Markers While Recording
It is highly recommended that markers be inserted during
the recording of a live performance, as the markers will make
the rest of the production process much easier. Each of the
examples that follow begins with the same scenario:
You are mixing and recording a live show using the StudioLive
mixer and Capture. You start recording before the start of the
actual performance, and you will not stop recording until the end
of the performance. During the performance, you insert a marker
during the break between each song of the ten-song set. At the
end of the set, you stop recording and save the Session. You are
then ready to shut down your system. (Remember to shut down
in the proper sequence: rst turn the master level down on the
StudioLive mixer, then turn o power amps and speakers, shut down
the computer, and power down the StudioLive, in that order.)
Basic Example
The band you recorded the previous night comes over the next day to
check out the recordings. You launch Capture, open the Session, and
begin playback through the StudioLive mixer. After half a minute of
tense silence while the band wonders what went wrong, you realize
that the band did not start the actual performance until 20 minutes
after you started recording because the lead singer took so long to
get on stage. (It is, of course, traditional to blame the lead singer!)
You click on the Next Marker button in the Capture Transport to
quickly advance to the next marker, which is the rst song of the
set, and the band perks up. The band thinks they played terribly
during the rst song, and they want to skip to the next song to
see if they did any better. You click on the Next Marker button
again, and the next song starts immediately. The band listens to a
bit of each song, and you skip through the whole set within a few
minutes as if you were skipping through nished tracks on a CD.
The band is so impressed with the quality of the recording and your
production skills that they hire you on the spot to mix the show and turn
it into a live-performance album they can release to their adoring fans.
Advanced Example
The day after the gig, you prepare to mix the previous night’s live
recording in your personal studio. You realize that each song will
probably be mixed in a dierent way. Wouldn’t it be convenient if
you could break up the original, continuous recording of the entire
set of ten songs so you could work on one song at a time? With
Capture, you can use the markers you inserted between each song to
automatically generate all the multitrack les for each individual song.
Capture 7.37.3 Capture
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