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Just out of curiousity: What interface are you using? And are you using SPIF and ADAT inputs too? I have never tracked more than 8 tracks simultaneously so I have never seen this issue before. Come to think of it - I only record 3 drum tracks and this is mainly genre dependent, but I do have an acapella group that records regularly by me. Your issue sounds more like it could be an audio driver issue, daw memory, cache or even some bad hard disk gremlins. Troubleshoot test: Try to wait a bar or two before hitting stop and see if every take draws in correct then. It could be the DAW, same driver issue, hardware, cables, cpu, memory, cache issues, routing errors etc. You never know.

Then just create a new track underneath or duplicate the track with the events and move that track to where you want it to be. You can also copy/cut and paste| special cut/paste. I don't see anything wrong with using the num lock key, I'm using it every time when I speed record rap artists.

Num Lock #2 to move the clip down to another track. Num Lock #8 Move the clip up to another track.

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Perhaps your headphones are damage?

Turn the Pro Channel off. Make sure the hardware fader is at 0dB inside the DAW, and your interface software.

I just hope it looks simple and elegant with a flat dark look.

I believe he wants to monitor a wet signal while recording a dry take. Depending on the setup he has -- there are ways to send a dry signal to the artist in the booth and have a wet signal in the control room while monitoring. To guess each scenario without knowing the OP's setup wont do anyone justice. Kindly give more detail on your setup in order to get a direct and clean answer.

No yoy dont create headroom. You'rw just lowering the volume. This means every plugin you run through still runs the risk of distorting. As a mastering engineer I will send the track right back to you cause I will run some issue in the mastring process to it. You cant normalize everything whether increase of decrease you are not creating headroom rather you're just lowering the overall volume.

Lol. You say what? No you dont. That's a misconception hobbiest and newbies have when using Normalization. When you Normalize a file you "Raise" its headroom along with the file volume of the file, running the risk of distorting your sound. You do not "increase" your headroom - you "RAISE" it up with your audio.

If it works for you it works for you, i guess- who am I to judge right? It is just: I would never want to do what you do. OUCH! There are way better techniques out there and they all preserve the original files headroom and performance. Just remember whatever you normalize you're doing destructive editing and its squash the headroom away. PLUS, Theres compression and limiting, OUCH! Oxygen is too important to the body. Think of normalization as a picture image that has been cropped. Once you print it out theres no way to restore back what you have cropped out.

Not really, cause you're robbing yourself from the original headroom the file had.

Just hit the letter "X" to disable the aim assist.

Important Note: When you record vocals or guitars make sure you choose the smallest buffer size your system can handle when your record (usually a setting of 64 should be fine for most) to eliminate latency on recorded files. Then, set your buffer setting back to 512 or 1024 | or | at a higher buffer size in the mixing process if your interface support a higher number. Recording at a smaller buffer size will keep your timing of your dry and wet signal tight during the process. You can also utilize the direct monitoring button on your interface to further improve your timing.

This is a good thing. This mean you're creating room in that area and that frequencies were struggling to breathe there causing some muddiness.