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Based on the Deluge Manual – Amadeus Edition (draft). Being updated for community firmware up to C1.3.

16.6 Recording into Audio Clips in Session View

Audio can be recorded in session view, which also provides the functionality as a looper. Audio and MIDI looping are possible within session view both to record in and also as a live performance option. Audio clips are recorded and played in-sync with other Deluge functions, typically through time-stretching.

Creating an audio clip in session view

  1. Press Song to switch to session view.
  2. Press & hold a Pad within a clip row. This can be either an existing or blank row. The instrument button will flash indicating the type selected and display will show the preset or MIDI/CV Channel.
  3. While still holding the pad, press SelectSelect.
  4. The track will be converted to an audio clip and the display will show the name, example: ‘AUDIO1’. When attempting to convert an instrument track, a message is displayed if notes exist and the track can’t be converted.
  5. Selecting the audio clip by pressing the row Pad will then allow audio to be loaded, recorded, edited etc.

Selecting the audio in

  1. Press Song to switch to session view.
  2. Press & hold Learn/Input + Pad of a selected audio clip row to record into.
  3. turn Turn SelectSelect to change to the input desired. This should match the physical connection. Example, a mono input would typically be the LEFT input, with LEFT. for input monitoring.
  4. If input monitoring is required, a dot . version of the left, right, stereo, balanced inputs is available for thru audio monitoring.
  5. Display will indicate the selected channel input for the track on which the clip sits.
  6. Exit this setting before recording by pressing SelectSelect, Back, or any Pad

Arming audio clips for recording in session view

  1. Press Song to switch to session view.
  2. New blank clips created will automatically be armed by default.
  3. Hold Record to check current status of Launch associated with the clip row to record into:
    • Flashing coloured eg: magenta - clip is empty, armed and ready to record.
    • Flashing red - clip is armed, ready to record. It will playback as normal in loop but will mute when a new overdub is recorded.
    • Solid or dim colour - unarmed and will not record. Clip may have content already recorded in.
  4. Hold Record + Launch to arm or disarm any clip row.

Recording an audio clip in session view

  1. Press Song to switch to session view. Ensure audio input is set and clips are armed.
  2. Record, button should be on and illuminate red.
  3. Press Play. Recording will start. Play and record buttons will be lit. All armed clips will record.
  4. The red recording cursor will travel left to right across the clip rows being recorded. Audio clips must also be unmuted/green for recording to occur.
  5. Recording will be continuous and not be limited by any length. Length is set only when previously recorded or existing audio exists when recording within a clip.
  6. Press Launch of any clip row to STOP recording. This clip will be armed to stop at the end of the ‘loop’ of the original clip length. The clip will then begin to PLAY back from the start.