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Recording ADR to the Timeline
Once you’ve configured your workstation for recording, and you’ve set up a Cue list to work with, it’s time to start recording each cue.
1 Open the Record panel of the ADR interface.
2 If you want to record a particular character’s cues, you can select each unnecessary character in the ADR Option menu to uncheck that character, hiding their dialog in the Cue list.
3 With the list showing the character cues you need, select the cue you want to start recording. That cue contains the timecode necessary to determine which part of the Timeline to record to, and the playhead automatically moves to that part of the Timeline.
4 Click the Rehearse button a few times to run through the cue with the talent. When you click Rehearse, both audio and video corresponding to that cue will play, including pre roll and post roll, along with all beep and onscreen cues.
5 When the talent is ready to try a take, click the Record button, and let the Fairlight page do the work of playing through pre roll with beep notifications and visual streamer cues, initiating recording, and then stopping recording automatically once the cue is done. To record another take, simply click the Record button again.
Every time you complete a recording, a take appears in the Take list. Making multiple recordings results in multiple takes in the list. In the Timeline, all new takes appear as layered audio, so you can record as many takes as you like into the same area of the Timeline. Once you’ve finished recording takes, you’ll have a neatly organized stack of alternate takes to draw upon as you edit together the best parts of each recording.
6 If you or the talent want to hear a particular take again, select it in the Take list and click Play. You can use the 5-star ratings control to keep track of how you liked each take.
7 When you’re finished recording a cue, click the Done checkbox for that cue, and select the next cue you want to record. When you’re finished re-recording dialog, simply close the ADR interface.