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Subject:Recording Posted by: TravisBarker Date:10/16/2008 1:46:44 PM Hi i just bought the Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio and i just layed down an mp3 and mixed it and everythin but i was wondering as to why i am unable to record as the track plays in the background. Is there anyway to do this or is this a flaw in the program?
Subject:RE: Recording Reply by: Chienworks Date:10/16/2008 2:41:10 PM Sound Forge is multi-channel, but not multi-track. It doesn't have the capability of both playing back and recording at the same time. It's not a flaw, it's just not one of it's features. You need a true multi-track program like Vegas.
Subject:RE: Recording Reply by: jackn2mpu Date:10/17/2008 5:11:11 AM Could you possibly do what the op wanted by opening a second instance of SF, playing the already recorded mp3 file in one instance and recording in the second? And then combine the two files together somehow? For that matter, could you even open more than 1 instance of SF on the same computer?
Subject:RE: Recording Reply by: DelCallo Date:12/17/2008 9:47:40 PM This isn't elegant, but you could burn a disc of the first track, then, use a CD player to play that back through headphones as a guide for the performer(s) as they lay down the second or subsequent tracks until you have everything you need. You will still need a multi-track application to put everything together, so, unless you are in a spot and just have to record this stuff now, absent proper multi-track software, it makes more sense to use software designed for the job. Vegas would be perfect for this, but there are others (some open source aps if you aren't presently in a position to purchase Vegas at the moment). Good luck. Del
Subject:RE: Recording Reply by: Chienworks Date:12/18/2008 4:19:34 AM You could play the existing track in Windows Media Player, then use the sound card's record 'What U Hear' or 'Mixed Stereo' or 'PC Output' function to mix the existing track and the new line-in or mic-in material together, and record this combination in Sound Forge. This would be sort of like the Sound-On-Sound function that some open reel tape players have. No, you can't open multiple instances of Sound Forge. Then again, there's no need to since all that's required is to play back the previous recording and any media player can handle that task. .WAV would be a much superior choice for this than .MP3.
Subject:RE: Recording Reply by: Geoff_Wood Date:12/18/2008 2:21:39 PM You could do all sorts of pobique methods to do what the OP wants, most of which will be difficult and give poor results compared to what using the appropriate application for the job would do. He needs a multi-track DAW application llikeAcid or Vegas and others, or one of the 'in-between' editor/DAWs that do both functions. geoff

Subject:Recording

Posted by: TravisBarker

Date:10/16/2008 1:46:44 PM

Hi i just bought the Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio and i just layed down an mp3 and mixed it and everythin but i was wondering as to why i am unable to record as the track plays in the background. Is there anyway to do this or is this a flaw in the program?

Subject:RE: Recording

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:10/16/2008 2:41:10 PM

Sound Forge is multi-channel, but not multi-track. It doesn't have the capability of both playing back and recording at the same time. It's not a flaw, it's just not one of it's features. You need a true multi-track program like Vegas.

Subject:RE: Recording

Reply by: jackn2mpu

Date:10/17/2008 5:11:11 AM

Could you possibly do what the op wanted by opening a second instance of SF, playing the already recorded mp3 file in one instance and recording in the second? And then combine the two files together somehow? For that matter, could you even open more than 1 instance of SF on the same computer?

Subject:RE: Recording

Reply by: DelCallo

Date:12/17/2008 9:47:40 PM

This isn't elegant, but you could burn a disc of the first track, then, use a CD player to play that back through headphones as a guide for the performer(s) as they lay down the second or subsequent tracks until you have everything you need.

You will still need a multi-track application to put everything together, so, unless you are in a spot and just have to record this stuff now, absent proper multi-track software, it makes more sense to use software designed for the job.

Vegas would be perfect for this, but there are others (some open source aps if you aren't presently in a position to purchase Vegas at the moment).

Good luck.

Del

Subject:RE: Recording

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:12/18/2008 4:19:34 AM

You could play the existing track in Windows Media Player, then use the sound card's record 'What U Hear' or 'Mixed Stereo' or 'PC Output' function to mix the existing track and the new line-in or mic-in material together, and record this combination in Sound Forge. This would be sort of like the Sound-On-Sound function that some open reel tape players have.

No, you can't open multiple instances of Sound Forge. Then again, there's no need to since all that's required is to play back the previous recording and any media player can handle that task.

.WAV would be a much superior choice for this than .MP3.

Subject:RE: Recording

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:12/18/2008 2:21:39 PM

You could do all sorts of pobique methods to do what the OP wants, most of which will be difficult and give poor results compared to what using the appropriate application for the job would do.

He needs a multi-track DAW application llikeAcid or Vegas and others, or one of the 'in-between' editor/DAWs that do both functions.

geoff