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8. Press the record 
button in the upper left of the Audacity screen. You can press pause at anytime, the recording will resume from where you left off, otherwise press stop and the track cursor will return to the beginning.
a. To test the track press play 
, if the recorded sound is faint or distorted you may need to adjust the input gain. Use the slider bar to adjust gain within Audacity, or adjust the line in volume on the peripheral equipment. To adjust the input volume on the Apogee Duet, press on the scroll wheel until the input you are using is selected, and then turn to adjust.
slider bar peripheral
b. You can also record a new track without affecting a previously recorded track and/or an imported audio file. If there is an existing track in your Audacity project, when you hit record, Audacity will start recording on a new track below the previous one. While recording, you will be able to hear the other tracks unless they are muted. For example, you can use this to record vocals over instrumental music.
9. Editing an Audio Track
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