How to Record Audio in AudioDirector
Capture a mic or your computer's sound, then redo a line or stack takes to compare.
Updated Nov. 3, 2026 · 5 min read
In a hurry? Use the recording quick guide instead.
AudioDirector's Record room records your microphone or the audio your computer plays, and saves each recording as a WAV file in your library. Use it for voice-overs, vocals, or instruments. Punch-in redoes one line without starting over, and loop recording gives you several takes to compare.
This article covers three ways to record: a standard recording, punch-in, and loop recording, plus how to adjust the recording settings.
- On the launcher, click Record.
- Select Other and click OK.
- In Record Audio Settings, choose your microphone and click OK.
- Click the red record button below the timeline.
- Click it again to stop. The WAV file appears on the track and in the library.
Steps to Make a Standard Recording
These five steps make a standard recording with the default settings. You can record a microphone, or the sound your computer plays with What You Hear, which this example uses.
To change the quality, the countdown, or the track options, see Adjust the Recording Settings below.
Step 1: Open the Record Room
On the AudioDirector launcher, click Record at the left of the bottom row.
Step 2: Select Other and Click OK
A dialog asks what you will record. Select Other, keep the Profile settings as they are, and click OK.
If you select Speech or Podcast instead, AudioDirector opens Podcast Studio, not the Record room.
Step 3: Choose Your Microphone and Click OK
Record Audio Settings opens next. Click the Devices list, choose your microphone, and click OK.
To record the sound your computer is playing instead, point to What You Hear and choose your speakers or headphones. This example uses the headphones.
Step 4: Click Record
Click the red record button below the timeline. AudioDirector records to Track 1, and the new clip grows as the playhead moves.
Step 5: Stop Recording
Click the record button again to stop. AudioDirector saves the take as a WAV file named after its track, here Track 1_0000_2.wav. The file appears on the track and in the library at the top left.
When the project is ready to save as a finished file, click Export at the top.
Adjust the Recording Settings
The default settings work for most recordings. Change these when you need higher quality, a countdown, or more than one track.
Recording Quality
In the dialog from Step 2, Profile settings set the quality of the recording. A higher sample rate or bit depth improves quality and also makes the file bigger.
| Setting | Options | What it sets |
|---|---|---|
| Sample rate | 44100, 48000, 96000, or 192000 Hz | How finely the sound is sampled. 48000 Hz in this example. |
| Bit depth | 16, 24, or 32 bits | How much detail each sample keeps. 16 bits in this example. |
| Channels | Mono, Stereo, 5.1 Channels, or 7.1 Channels | How many channels the recording has. Stereo in this example. |
| Tracks | 1 to 6 | How many tracks you record to. It appears only when you start from the launcher. |
Record Audio Settings from Step 3 has its own Channels, Sample rate, and Bit depth for the device. With What You Hear, the lists offered only 48000 Hz and 32 Bits in this example, and Monitor input was grayed out. With a microphone, set Monitor input to On to hear the mic while you record.
For the best results with a microphone, turn off Enable audio enhancement in Windows. Open Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound, select the mic on the Recording tab, and click Properties. The option is on the Advanced tab.
Track Controls
Each track has these controls in its header on the left:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Track icon | Labels the track with an icon, so you can tell tracks apart at a glance. |
| Color square | Opens Track Color. Pick a basic color or enter an HSB, RGB, or # code. The color also tints the waveform. |
| Red microphone button | Turns recording on or off for the track. Enable several tracks to record from several devices at once. |
| Arrow next to the microphone | Reopens Record Audio Settings, so you can change the device or format later. |
| M | Mutes the track. |
| S | Solos the track: you hear only this track, and tracks that aren't soloed are muted. |
| Volume slider | Sets the track's level. The number to its right shows the value. |
Countdown and Pre-Roll
Click the arrow next to the red record button below the timeline to open Record Audio Preferences. With Standard recording selected:
Pre-roll plays the audio already on the timeline before recording starts. Type the number of seconds, 3 in this example.
Countdown timer counts down before recording, 5 seconds in this example. You can set as many as 30 seconds. Click OK.
Steps to Re-Record Part of a Take with Punch-In
Punch-in records over part of a recording, so you can fix one mistake without redoing the whole take.
Step 1: Set the Punch-In Point
Move the playhead to the spot in the clip where you want to start re-recording. The timecode below the timeline shows its position, 0:00:18.723 in this example.
Step 2: Record, Stop, and Choose Overwrite
Click the red record button. With Pre-roll on, the audio before the punch-in point plays first, and then recording starts from the playhead. Click the button again to stop.
A menu asks how to place the new recording: Overwrite, Insert, or Insert and Move All Clips. Choose Overwrite to replace the old audio. The new clip, Track 1_0001_2.wav, starts at the punch-in point and is added to the library too.
Steps to Record Several Takes with Loop Recording
Loop recording plays the same section again and again and records a new take on each pass. Use it for several tries at a verse or a voice-over line, then pick the best take.
Step 1: Turn On Loop Recording
Click the arrow next to the record button and select Loop recording. Keep Record to new track checked so each take goes to its own track. Without it, each new take records over the last one.
Pre-roll and Post-roll play 3 seconds of audio before and after the section. Click OK.
Step 2: Select the Loop Range
Drag across an empty part of Track 1 to select the section to loop. The Start, End, and Length fields at the bottom right show the range, 10.212 seconds in this example.
Step 3: Record and Stop
Click the red record button. Each time the range ends, recording loops back and the next take starts on a new track. When you have the takes you need, click the button again.
Every take is saved to the library as a separate WAV file. Play each one, then remove the takes you don't need from the timeline and the library.
The Result
Every recording in this example was saved as a WAV file at the device format set in Record Audio Settings: 48000 Hz, 32-bit, stereo. Each mode left something different on the timeline:
| Mode | What you get |
|---|---|
| Standard recording | One clip, 33.86 seconds long, on Track 1 and in the library. |
| Punch-in | A new 15.12-second clip from the punch-in point, with the original split around it. |
| Loop recording | One take per track on Tracks 1 to 3, each saved as its own file. |
We tested these steps in AudioDirector 365 version 17.0.6908 on Windows.
Don't have AudioDirector yet? Record voice-overs, vocals, or instruments, fix a line with punch-in, and loop takes onto separate tracks.
Download AudioDirector Free →FAQ About Recording Audio in AudioDirector
In Record Audio Settings, open Devices, point to What You Hear, and choose your speakers or headphones. In this example, that source offered only 48000 Hz and 32 Bits, and Monitor input was grayed out.
Loop recording needs a section to repeat. If you click record without one, a message asks you to use range selection on the enabled track first. Drag across the track to select the section, then click record again.
Yes. In the Mix room, turn on recording for a track and set its device with the arrow next to it. The same Record Audio Preferences apply. You can select a range to set where recording starts and ends, and record from several devices at once.
