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Record two tracks simultaneously - Audacity Tutorial
From the course: Learning Audacity
Record two tracks simultaneously
- [Instructor] In the previous movie we looked at how to record or import multiple tracks into a single project. And the question that probably popped into your head at that point is whether it's possible to perform simultaneous multi-track recording. Meaning, can we record onto more than one track at a time? And my definitive answer is yes, kind of. Audacity really isn't designed to be a multi-track recorder. It works best for projects where you can record or import one track at a time. But there is a workaround I can show you if you absolutely need to record two tracks simultaneously. For example, maybe you're conducting an interview with someone. You have two microphones, and you want to make sure you can control the mix between both you and the person you're interviewing later. If you were both on the same track, this would be difficult and time consuming to do. But if you're both on your own tracks, you can just…
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