Overdubbing
Overdubbing is recording a new track while listening to an existing track or tracks. Overdubbing is one way to record an entire symphony by yourself, one track at a time. It’s also for simpler projects, of course, such as recording yourself playing a couple of different instruments and singing, doing pretty harmony with yourself, or recording when everyone but the drummer showed up and you’re going to record without her (she can record her parts later).
Figure 9-24. Enable Overdub so you can listen to an existing track while recording a new track.
Let’s do a quick overdub. First open an existing audio track or record a new one. Then in ...
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