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⁠5.5.2. Continue to Record

You can record more audio after the first recording in one of these ways:
  1. You can continue to record from the end of the already-recorded audio.
    1. Press Shift then click Record.
    2. Audacity starts to record from the end of the already-recorded audio. The new audio is put in the previously-selected track.
  2. You can record new audio that will play at the same time as the already-recorded audio.
    1. Choose Transport → Skip to Start or press Home to move the transport head to the start of the file.
    2. Click Record.
    3. Audacity starts to record from the beginning. The new audio is put in a new track, and does not erase existing audio.
  3. You can record new audio that will play at the same time as the already-recorded audio, but start after the beginning.
    1. Find the timeline position when you want to record new audio. Click on an existing track at that time.
    2. Click Record.
    3. Audacity starts to record from the position of the transport head. The new audio is put in a new track, and does not erase existing audio.