Quick Guide: How to Record Audio in AudioDirector

Five steps to record a mic or your computer's sound, redo a line, or loop takes.

Updated Nov. 3, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Select Other

Select Other, keep the profile settings or change them, and click OK.

The dialog that asks for the type of audio, with the Other card and the OK button highlighted

2Choose a device

In Record Audio Settings, choose a microphone from Devices. For the sound your computer is playing, choose your speakers or headphones under What You Hear. Then click OK.

The Devices list open on two microphones and What You Hear, with the What You Hear submenu of speakers, a monitor, and headphones highlighted

3Record and stop

Click the red record button below the timeline, then click it again to stop. The WAV file appears on the track and in the library.

A finished recording on Track 1 and in the library, with the record button highlighted

4Punch in over a mistake

Move the playhead to where the mistake starts and record the line again. Stop at the end of the part you want to redo, then choose Overwrite to replace that part.

The placement menu after a punch-in recording, with Overwrite, Insert, and Insert and Move All Clips highlighted

5Loop takes onto new tracks

Click the arrow next to the red record button and select Loop recording. Keep Record to new track checked, drag to select a range on the track, and record. Each take lands on its own track.

Three loop-recording takes on Tracks 1 to 3, with all the recorded files in the library

We tested these steps in AudioDirector 365 version 17.0.6908 on Windows.

Want more detail on each step?Read the full tutorial →