Studio Reference & Operating Guide
Cave Recorder (caverec) User Manual
Multitrack Rehearsal Recording, Live Studio Tracking, Phase Alignment, and Console Mixing
Chapters & Quick Navigation
Part I · Chapter 1Overview & Studio PhilosophyWhy Cave Recorder separates rehearsal Sessions into independent t=0 Takes, captures live stereo Prints, and keeps track-level Overdub Passes organized.Part I · Chapter 2Hardware Setup, Audio Connections & First SessionConnecting multi-channel USB and ADAT interfaces, locking digital clocks, calibrating roundtrip loopback latency, and creating your first Project and Session.Part I · Chapter 3Typical Studio & Rehearsal WorkflowsStep-by-step guides for band rehearsal capture, 30-minute retroactive memory rescue, multi-mic drum phase alignment, overdub comping, and band mix sharing.Part II · Chapter 4Mix Console, Signal Flow & Channel StripsChannel strip zones, input routing, reorderable 8-slot processing racks, Subgroup Buses, Aux Sends and Returns, Master Bus controls, and precision fader and knob operation.Part II · Chapter 5Built-In Processors, Phase Alignment & CLAP Plugins12-Band Parametric EQ with Dual-Trace Spectrum Analyzer, Analog VCA Compressor, Tape Saturation, Convolution Reverb, Stereo Tape Delay, Multi-Mic Phase Alignment, and CLAP plugins.Part III · Chapter 6Waveform Timeline, Pass Lanes, Markers & Ranges2D waveform scrub-zooming, expandable Pass Lanes for overdub comping, dropping cue markers on the fly, defining loop ranges, and splitting Takes.Part III · Chapter 7Session Reel, Mixdowns, Snapshots, Disk Layout & Cloud SyncManaging Takes, converting live Prints to FLAC and MP3, rendering offline Mixdowns and Stem Bounces, comparing Snapshots with Present Stash, disk naming rules, and Google Drive collaboration.Part IV · Chapter 8Action, Mouse Gesture & Keyboard Shortcut ReferenceComplete reference for all 58 keyboard actions across macOS, Windows, and Linux, mouse interaction gestures, the Keymap View, and command-line options.Part IV · Chapter 9Studio Glossary & Alphabetical IndexCanonical definitions of Cave Recorder terminology, Take vs. Pass disambiguation, and an alphabetical subject index.