Set up a track for recording

Step by step

1. 01

   Choose Oxtave → Audio Settings… (⌘,), turn on Input, pick the Input device and click Apply.

2. 02

   Add an audio track: click + on the arrange toolbar and choose Audio, or press ⌘T.

3. 03

   The new track is selected; show the Inspector with ⌥I if it's hidden.

4. 04

   In the Input section, choose the Source: a mono input such as Mono 1 or a stereo pair such as Stereo 1-2.

5. 05

   Click the round record-enable button in the track header or on the mixer strip.

6. 06

   Turn on Monitor (the ◖ button in the track header, or the headphones on the mixer strip) to hear the input through the track; leave it off if your interface already lets you hear yourself.