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zayzay92:
i notice when i record sometimes when i record it takes along time and etc i might mess up or get winded and i find my self speeding up to complete and i was wondering how do most artist record audio and whats the secret and  i record with mixcraft 4.5

zayzay92:
sry ppl thought this was post but help me if u read

stainless:
ZayZay92

welcome to HRS

If I understand your question correctly-  a song whether short or long is often a click track is used to maintain the tempo so it doesn't speed up and slow down. There are many who have great difficulty working with a click track (metronome) ... even some drummers.  The click is just a temporary tool which is muted/removed from the session (and often once the drum tracks are done, but it can be brought back in if needed. The use of a click track has several uses which many overlook:

It's not uncommon for bands (even established ones) to have a song vary in tempo from start to finish, or a break, rest may not be slightly longer/shorter/quicker than the actual tempo.  When it's being played with everyone in the same room, eye contact and body language is often enough of a "clue" for everyone to follow.  When it's multi-tracked, or a single track is redone later, this "clue" no longer exists and the player has to anticipate the minor hiccups... which can sometimes be a very frustrating situation- for everyone involved- so a click eliminates the quessing

With the increased use of Midi, starting with a click track establishes a tempo grid which additional midi parts can be 'snapped-to" (aligned, quantized... etc) which makes life much easier

and IMHO the consistent tempo makes punch in's easier

Unlike early click, any number of planned tempo changes can be put into a session, so the argument that a click takes the "feeling" out of the song I think is more of an excuse by those who have trouble playing to one

so now my question is... did i understand your question correctly?  LOL

zayzay92:
you kinda lost me lol but iwas refering to  like lets say i was doing a a song half way down the page i said red instead of ted or just kept messing up because the songs really long or etc how would i keep going from a point b4 i messed up without making it sound like i edit music or etc  i need to find this out because rap is really easy to get tongue tied

RawDepth:
With most recording software, you can correct mistakes by recording a new short piece over top of the mistake without re-recording the entire track. Then during playback, the new part gets played instead of the mistake. This is commonly known as doing a "punch-in" however, Mixcraft 4.5 does not have this feature built in.

I found this on the Acoustica website...

Mixcraft doesn't have a punch-in / punch-out feature, but here's how you can achieve the same effect:

1) Cut out the unwanted section of sound.
2) Arm another track and click Record.
3) When recording reaches the appropriate spot, play the replacement riff.
4) Stop recording.
5) Trim the new recording (if necessary) and then use the up arrow to move it into place on the original track.

Remember in Mixcraft, you can always have an extra track to work with. Not all the sounds have to stay on the same track.

Hope this helps.

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