Editing Recording Vinyl (Mac OS) (section)

==== Recording ====

If playing through USB headphones, first power on the headphones and make sure they are connected to the Mac before opening the Audacity app.

* Connect the turntable to the Mac via USB.
* Launch Audacity ''after'' the turntable is connected in order to have USB available as an input. <ref>[http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/usb_recording.html USB Recording], Audacity User's Manual</ref>
** In the '''Device Toolbar''' or '''Preferences''' > '''Devices''' <ref>[http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/device_toolbar.html Device Toolbar], Audacity User's Manual</ref> 
*** '''Audio Host''': `Core Audio`
*** '''Recording Device''' (Input): `USB Audio CODEC`
*** '''Recording Channels''': `2 (stereo) Recording Channels`
*** '''Playback Device''': `Built-In Output` or the name of the USB device if playing through USB, e.g. `Bose QuietComfort`
** '''Main Menu''' > '''Transport''' > '''Transport Options''' > '''Software Playthrough''' > ''checked''
* Clean the record.
* Cue and play the record.
* To record in Audacity simply click the '''Record''' button in the '''Transom''' toolbar. 
** To create a new audio recording in Audacity, '''Main Menu''' > '''File''' > '''New''' ( <kbd>&#8984;+N</kbd> )

It looks like maybe Audacity handles the levels in software. If so, there's no need to check the levels prior to recording, but this would need to be confirmed.

===== Appending to a track =====

By default Audacity assumes that you're recording voice tracks, and recording after a pause in recording, it will start recording on a new track. 

This comes into play if recording is paused while flipping a record over. 

In order to resume recording on the same track '''Main Menu''' > '''Transport''' > '''Append Record''' ( <kbd>&#8679;+R</kbd> ). <ref>[https://www.packtpub.com/books/content/creating-voice-track-audacity-13 Creating Voice Tracks], Audacity User's Manual</ref>