Timeline > Record Audio / Voice-over

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  1. Setting your microphone: (This only needs to be done once for Shotcut on Windows or macOS)
    Open Other - Audio/Video Device or Settings > Audio/Video Device…

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    Click on Open

  2. Move the Timeline play head to the time where to start the recording.

  3. Click Record Audio (microphone icon) on the Timeline.

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  4. If you did not create a project folder using New Project > Start a file save dialog appears to name the audio file. Click Save for the file name.
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  5. It uses the current track if it is an audio track and empty at the play head and beyond. Otherwise, it adds an audio track.

  6. Recording starts

  7. During recording the project plays without audio and shows a growing audio clip.

  8. When done, click Record Audio again to stop recording.

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