down if the output signal from the Antex card is too loud. One ex- ception to setting both sliders at maximum is when playing 2 files simultaneously. In this case, it may be necessary to lower the sliders slightly to prevent clipping from occurring when peaks of both files occur at the same time. Note that this is a subjective concept; how much degradation of the signal to noise ratio is ac- ceptable depends on the particular situation.
The VOX control is used to start the recording of a file automati- cally when the audio source level goes above the threshold set by the slider. If this control is used, when the card is put in record mode, the time counter will begin counting, but actual recording will not begin until the threshold level has been reached. If you want to be sure recording starts immediately, make sure this con- trol is set to off.
LR, L+R, and RL controls determine if the file recorded will be normal stereo, left and right channels combined, or stereo with the left and right channels reversed.
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