Apparatus, system, and method for recording and rendering multimedia

A method comprising:

• arranging audio data into the following structure:
• a song comprised of at least one song part,
• at least one track within the at least one song part, and
• at least one layer within the at least one track;
• enabling a playback of the arranged audio data;
• recording subsequent audio data during the playback of the arranged audio data, wherein recording the subsequent audio data comprises at least one of the following:
• recording the subsequent audio data in performance capture mode, and
• controlling the playback of the arranged audio data during the recording of the subsequent audio data in the performance capture mode, wherein controlling playback comprises at least one of the following:
• playing a selected song part,
• modifying a parameter of a selected track within the selected song part,
• modifying a parameter of a selected layer within the selected track,
• looping the selected song part,
• queuing a subsequent song part,
• transitioning from the selected song part to a queued subsequent song part, and
• looping the subsequent song part;
• and
• rendering a performance mode track, wherein rendering the performance mode track comprises at least one of the following:
• rendering the recorded subsequent audio data along with the controlled playback of the arranged audio data as the performance mode track, and
• rendering the recorded subsequent audio data as the performance mode track separately from the arranged audio data.