GoldWave Inc.

I have used Goldwave to record a few things with no problem. I plan to use Multisequence to create multiple tracks of my music, recording one instrument at a time.

I have a Soundblaster LIve 5.1 Digital soundacrd which is supposed to have a hardware full-deplex (so they claim). I tried it out using a basic sound recorder and while playing a CD and yes, the recording did work.

In multisequence, my problem seems very basic. I read the FAQ about recording many times and scanned the forums for all similar topics.

I used Track->Create recording section. I get the following message:

WARNING ! audiotest1: Hold Ctrl Key to activate recording sections.

Pressing and holding the Ctrl Key does nothing.

So I tried the recorder window: View->Window->Sound Recorder
I can record my music, click add, and the recording gets added to the selected recording track. Ok, so that part works as advertised.

But, have I missed something ? How is this Ctrl Key activation supposed to work ? Yeah, I tried both keys on either side of the keyboard.
I know I will feel like an idiot when someone posts the answer.

You'll need to hold the Ctrl key when you start playing the project (pressing the Ctrl key later doesn't do anything). You can turn that feature off under Options | Playback.

There is no visible indication that recording is happening within a recording section. Double-click on the section and change it to "Play" mode to see the recorded waveform later.

Chris