How to Record Your Voicetracks

Recording a voicetrack is a simple five-step process. Once you've done it a couple of times, it becomes second nature — you'll be voicetracking an entire show in minutes.

Step 1: Select a Voicetrack Slot

1. 1
   In the right panel, click a date to load that day's program log.
2. 2
   Click an hour to display its contents — songs, promos, and voicetrack slots.
3. 3
   Voicetrack slots appear as green boxes in the log. They may include a producer note with guidance on what to say. Click a green box to load it into the recording deck.

When you click a VT slot, the deck (upper left) loads the outgoing song (Song A) and incoming song (Song B) with their waveforms. They start positioned meeting in the middle — Song A's tail on the left, Song B's intro on the right.

Step 2: Position the Songs

Before recording, you can drag the song waveforms to control the transition:

• Drag Song A left or right to control how much of its tail is heard before your voice.
• Drag Song B left or right to control when the incoming song starts.
• Scroll wheel over any waveform bar to zoom in or out.
• If the songs overlap, they'll crossfade through your voicetrack. If there's a gap, you'll be heard "in the clear" between them.

See Positioning Songs for more detail.

Step 3: Preview

Before committing to a take, preview how the transition sounds:

1. 1
   Click anywhere in the waveform area to place the playhead.
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   Press Space to start playback from the playhead position. You'll hear Song A's tail, silence in the gap (where your voice will go), and Song B's intro.
3. 3
   Press Space again to stop.

Step 4: Record

This is where the magic happens:

1. 1
   Press Space to start the preview playing. Listen to Song A's tail to get your bearings.
2. 2
   When you're ready to talk, press R to begin recording. The status bar turns red and the VT track border goes solid. The mic is now live — your voice is being captured.
3. 3
   Talk naturally over the transition. You'll hear Song A ending, then silence (or Song B starting, depending on your positioning), giving you a feel for the real on-air moment.
4. 4
   When Song B's intro is playing and you're done talking, press M to drop a marker. This tells AutoCast exactly where your voice ends and Song B takes over. The marker is optional but gives you precise control.
5. 5
   Press Space to stop recording. Everything stops — songs, mic, the works.

Step 5: Review and Save

1. 1
   Press Space to play back your take. You'll hear Song A, your voicetrack, and Song B together — exactly as it will sound on the air.
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   Happy with it? Press ↓ (Down Arrow) to save the voicetrack to Dropbox and automatically advance to the next VT slot.
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   Not happy? Press Esc to discard the take and try again.

The Quick Version

Once you're comfortable, the whole flow is five keystrokes:

Repeat for each voicetrack slot. A full hour of voicetracks typically takes five to ten minutes.