Recording takes
Record Take captures what you play on a deck, the record’s movement and the fader, and turns it into a new shape. It’s the quickest way to keep a scratch you just played: record it, tidy it up in the Shape editor, then trigger it from a pad.
Recording a take
Section titled “Recording a take”- On the Shape tab, set Deck in the toolbar to the deck you’ll scratch on.
- Click the take length button beside Record Take and choose how long the take should be (see below).
- Click Record Take.
- Scratch on that deck: drag its platter on the Mix tab, use a MIDI controller, and work the crossfader or the fader keys.
- The take stops by itself at the length you chose, or click the button again to stop it.
While it records, the button shows Stop with the number of beats recorded so far. The new shape is added to the shapes list as Take 1, Take 2 and so on, and selected. The status line confirms its length.
Take length
Section titled “Take length”The take length button shows Free or the number of bars. Its menu, Stop the take after, offers:
| Choice | What it does |
|---|---|
| Until stopped | Records until you click the button again. |
| 1 bar, 2 bars, 4 bars, 8 bars | Stops by itself after that many bars. |
Bar alignment
Section titled “Bar alignment”When the song is playing, a take waits for the next bar line before it starts. The button shows Next bar… while it waits. The take is stored from that bar, and an Until stopped take is rounded up to whole bars, so the new shape loops in time with the song.
When the song is stopped, the take starts at once. An Until stopped take is then rounded up to whole beats.
What a take records
Section titled “What a take records”- Record position is stored in seconds, so the new shape uses Seconds travel and scratches the same part of the sample at any tempo. The movement is simplified to within 5 ms, so the shape has a manageable number of nodes you can edit.
- The fader is stored as open or closed. Each time the fader crosses half open, the take marks the exact moment, so cuts land where you played them rather than on a grid.
Fader key cuts are recorded in takes, even though they don’t show up as host automation.
Buffer limit
Section titled “Buffer limit”A take can hold 64 bars of 4/4, plus a separate allowance for fader crossings. A take that fills the buffer stops, and the status line says it was cut short. A take that is too short to make a shape is discarded, and the status line tells you so.