Loop Playback

MicroTrack 24/96 < User Guide

9.While a ﬁle is recording, you can:

<make adjustments to the record levels if necessary using the [LEVELS] buttons.

<pause the recording by pushing in on the [NAV] wheel once. To resume recording, push in on the [NAV] wheel again.

<stop the recording by pressing the [REC] button again.

<delete the ﬁle being recorded by pressing the [DEL] button.

10.Once the recording is stopped, the MicroTrack 24/96 will ﬁnish writing the ﬁle to memory.

Playback

Now that a ﬁle has been recorded, you can play it back to check the recording.

1.Connect the outputs of the MicroTrack 24/96 so you can hear the playback. You can use any combination of the following:

2.Plug a pair of headphones into the 1/8” jack on the MicroTrack 24/96.

3.Connect the RCA outputs to an ampliﬁer or mixer.

4.Press the [MENU] button to enter the Settings menu. The ﬁrst option, Files, will be selected.

5.Press in on the [NAV] wheel to enter the Files menu. This menu will show all the audio ﬁles currently stored on the media. If you’ve only recorded the one ﬁle so far, it will already be selected for playback.

6.Press in on the [NAV] wheel to begin playback of the current ﬁle.

The triangle in the upper-left corner of the screen shows that the MicroTrack 24/96 is playing a ﬁle. The ﬁle being played is “ﬁle001. mp3.” The numbers in the lower-left corner show that this is ﬁle 1 of 142 ﬁles on the media. The lower-right corner shows the current play time and the current ﬁle length.

7.While an audio ﬁle is playing, you can:

<adjust the volume using the [VOLUME] button.

<pause playback by pressing in on the [NAV] wheel. Press in again to resume playback.

<play at half-speed by pressing in and holding the [NAV] wheel for over two seconds. Press in and hold the [NAV] wheel again to resume playback at original speed.

<fast-forward through the ﬁle by pressing and holding up on the [NAV] wheel.

<rewind the ﬁle by pressing and holding down on the [NAV] wheel.

<skip ahead to the next ﬁle by pressing up on the [NAV] wheel.

<return to the beginning of the ﬁle by pressing down on the [NAV] wheel. If you are within the ﬁrst three seconds of a ﬁle, pressing down will skip back to the previous ﬁle.

<delete the ﬁle by pressing the [DEL] button.

<immediately begin recording a new ﬁle by pressing the [REC] Button.

<loop playback of the ﬁle using the procedure explained below.

The MicroTrack 24/96 will allow you to loop a section of an audio ﬁle. This can be useful when practicing parts or studying dictation. The method for looping a ﬁle requires setting a start and end point, and is accomplished as follows:

1.To engage Loop Playback, press and hold the [MENU] button for over 2 seconds while the ﬁle is playing. A Loop Playback icon will be displayed on the LCD.

2.Press the [MENU] button once when you reach the start point of the loop.

3.Press the [MENU] button a second time when you reach the end point of your loop. The section will begin to loop immediately.

4.Pressing the [MENU] button a third time will clear the start and end points, and exit Loop Playback mode. The Loop Playback icon will be removed from the LCD.

While using the Loop Playback mode, you will not be able to skip to other ﬁles using the up and down action of the [NAV] wheel. You will only be able to fast-forward or rewind the current ﬁle by holding the [NAV] wheel in your desired direction.

4 - Operating Instructions

24 specifications

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