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RECORDING
Capture audio from a microphone or instrument, and capture MIDI from your computer keyboard or a hardware controller. Both flows share the same transport — arm a track, hit record, and a clip appears under the playhead.
// AUDIO
RECORDING AUDIO
Recording audio takes three steps: pick an input device, arm an audio track to receive from it, then start the transport in record mode.
1. PICK AN INPUT DEVICE
Open Settings and switch to the Audio tab. Select the input device you want to record from — a built-in mic, an audio interface, an aggregate device. Glitch routes audio from this device into every armed audio track.
2. ARM AN AUDIO TRACK
Press the R button on the audio track you want to record onto. The button lights up to show the track is armed and listening to the selected input.
3. HIT RECORD
Press the record button in the top control bar. A new audio clip is created on the armed track and grows as the playhead moves. The clip shows as a placeholder block during the take — the waveform renders once recording stops, which happens when you pause the transport or click the record button again.
// MIDI
RECORDING MIDI
MIDI recording follows the same arm-and-record flow as audio, with one extra step: tell Glitch where the notes are coming from.
1. ARM A MIDI TRACK
Press R on the MIDI track you want to record onto. Make sure the track has an instrument loaded — otherwise notes are captured but nothing sounds back.
2. ENABLE A MIDI INPUT
Click the toggle keyboard MIDI input button in the top control bar to let your computer keyboard play notes. A connected hardware MIDI controller is picked up automatically and feeds any armed MIDI track.
3. HIT RECORD
Press the record button in the top control bar and play. A MIDI clip is created on the armed track and fills with notes as you play; stop the transport or click the record button again to end the take.