<<< My understanding of this term is my re-recording my whole track again is in fact overdubbing.>>>

You are correct. Overdubbing is the process of performing additional tracks to a recording. It can be a portion of a track or complete tracks and can be different instruments from the original track. It is a very common recording technique and has some unusual results sometimes. For instance, a solo part of a song may have several overdubs and after the recording, the producers comp a new solo from the various tracks the artist recorded the overdubs resulting the the soloist artist having to 'learn' the commercial released version of the song solo performance due to it being a merger of parts from the different tracks and the artist never played or sometimes heard what the final solo performance is until after its been completed by the producer. The artist played the parts during the recording process but may not be part of the comping arrangement and is not familiar with the arrangement.

The process of repairing mistakes on a track is called punching. It can either overwrite the actual mistake on the original track or be recorded on another track and mixed with the original recorded audio muting the mistake and playing the punch in. Punching in and out can be very precise and be a single note, word or riff and complete phrases, verses or more.

Overdubbing is also common on commercial live recording releases. They are mixed in to replace mistakes and tracks where extraneous noise may mask a performance. Vocals done live are meticulously edited with overdubs and punch ins.

Regarding the ACW in RealBand and Band in a Box, The ACW not only analyzes the chords but also determines the correct Key and creates a tempo map. It is a very useful and powerful tool to work with live recordings.

But, RB also has another method to create a tempo map in which you can manually set the beats or bars that is a fairly simple operation. It's called Click Track and you access it by right clicking on a track and selecting Click Track. The new ACW in Band in a Box is my favorite method and is very accurate and visual. Access it in BIAB by importing the audio file, selecting the Audio Edit and Marker MOde - Audio Chord Wizard.

If you don't already do so, learn to play with a click track. It is a wonderful thing. It does not kill the groove of a song as some will try to tell you and it is a learned skill that anyone can develop. It will make your performance better and your life in music so much easier...

Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 11/27/18 07:43 PM.
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