{"id":1899,"date":"2024-08-30T16:10:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vocevista.com\/en\/recording\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T16:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:10:43","slug":"recording","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vocevista.com\/en\/documentation\/quickstart\/recording\/","title":{"rendered":"2.3. Recording"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2190 2.2. Configuration<\/a><\/span>2.4. Scrolling and Zooming \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Recording<\/h2>\n

Now you are ready to record some sound. Click the Record button on the toolbar <\/span><\/span>, or press Ctrl<\/strong><\/span>+Space<\/strong><\/span> or R<\/strong><\/span> to start recording. <\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>2.3.1.\u00a0Grant microphone access<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you are running VoceVista Video Pro<\/span> on macOS for the first time, there may be a security
\n prompt asking whether the program is allowed to access the microphone. Click on
\n Allow<\/span>to grant microphone access:<\/p>\n

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\"Allow<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Figure\u00a02.7.\u00a0Allow microphone access on macOS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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If microphone access hasn’t been granted, recording will not work. If that is the case,
\n you can open the macOS System Settings to grant access later under “Privacy & Security”.
\n On Windows, there is a similar setting under “PC Settings \/ Privacy”. For more details,
\n check our guide
\n for troubleshooting audio input<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n<\/a>2.3.2.\u00a0Set Input Level<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If recording has started successfully, the green time cursor line should start moving to
\n the right. Make some noises and sounds into the microphone and watch how the Timeline at the
\n bottom of the screen will fill up with content. <\/p>\n

During the recording keep an eye on the Input Volume control and the Timeline and adjust
\n the Input Volume Slider or the distance to the microphone if the recording is too quiet or
\n too loud.<\/p>\n

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\n <\/span>\n <\/td>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/td>\n\nRecording Volume too low:<\/strong><\/span>
\n Analyzer Display will lack detail, and recording is barely audible during
\n playback. Move the input volume slider to the right, or move closer to
\n your microphone. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n <\/span>\n <\/td>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/td>\n\nRecording Volume too high:<\/strong><\/span>
\n Analyzer will show clipping artefacts (this is worse than the volume being too
\n low!). Recording sounds screetchy and distorted during playback and is
\n unusable. Move the input volume slider to the left, or increase your
\n distance to the microphone. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n <\/span>\n <\/td>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/td>\n\nRecording Volume optimal:<\/strong><\/span>Signal
\n uses most of the available dynamic range without clipping. Analyzer will show best
\n amount of detail. Sounds good during playback.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Make some sounds into your microphone and adjust the recording level until it is getting
\n a strong signal without clipping. This means that the background of the input level meter
\n should never reach the red zone, and the content in the Timeline and\/or Waveform should
\n never touch the upper and lower edges of the view.<\/p>\n

If you are recording singing, be aware that the dynamic range of a trained singer can be
\n extreme. This means that singing can get very loud, and the input volume might need to be
\n lower than you think to prevent clipping and distortion of the recording when the singer is
\n singing high notes at high volume. In those cases, besides lowering the input volume, it
\n might help to increase the distance to the mic a bit, or to use a better microphone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n<\/a>2.3.3.\u00a0Sing a tone<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now let’s try some singing. For example, click on a key of the piano keyboard, listen to
\n it, and then try to sing the same pitch. Fill up half a screen and then press
\n Space<\/strong><\/span> or click the stop button on the toolbar to stop recording. This should look
\n something like this:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\"Singing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Figure\u00a02.8.\u00a0Singing a tone on the same pitch<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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The Timeline at the bottom shows the intensity (or volume) of your sound as a waveform
\n display. The horizontal blue line in the middle is the pitch of your voice. The vertical
\n green line is the Time Cursor. The Piano highlights the key that best matches the pitch of
\n the recording at the time where the Time Cursor is, and the Staff View shows the same key as
\n a musical note.<\/p>\n

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