Menu items

While the recorder is stopped, all the items in the following chart appear. During recording/ standby for recording/record pausing, only “LIMITER,” “LED,” and “200Hz HPF” appear. During playback/playback pausing, only “DELETE TRK” and “LED” appear.

Item

Options (Default settings are underlined.)

 

 

 

REC MODE 1)

You can select the sampling frequency and quantifying bit number for

(Sampling frequency/

recording.

 

 

quantifying bit number)

22.05 kHz 16 bit

You can record for a longer time.

 

 

44.10 kHz 16 bit

The default setting

 

44.10 kHz 24 bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

48.00 kHz 16 bit

 

 

 

48.00 kHz 24 bit

 

You can record with higher sound quality.

 

96.00 kHz 16 bit

 

 

 

96.00 kHz 24 bit

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

•

Sampling frequency is a value that represents how many times an analog signal is

 

 

converted into a digital signal (A/D conversion) per second. The larger the value of

 

 

sampling frequency, the better the sound quality, but also the larger the amount of

 

 

data. Sound quality of 44.1 kHz is equivalent to a CD, 48 kHz is equivalent to a

 

 

DAT, and 96 kHz is equivalent to DVD Audio.

 

•

Quantifying bit number is a value that represents the amount of data it takes for

 

 

one second of audio. The larger the value of the bit number, the larger amount of

 

 

data it takes and better the sound quality.

 

 

 

LIMITER

The recorder always reserves audio for the digital limiter, which is 20dB

(Preventing distortion)

lower than audio processed in the normal circuit. This compensates for

 

clipping that happens during digital processing if audio is over-input.

 

ON

Digital limiter functions to prevent distortion.

 

OFF

Digital limiter does not function.

Notes

•Limiter circuit functions to keep the signal level below the maximum input level. When a loud sound is suddenly input, the excess part of the sound is automatically set within the range of the maximum input level in order to prevent distortion.

•The limiter circuit of the recorder does not compensate for clipping when audio over 20dB is input. In this case, sound may distort.

•When the setting is “ON,” if the maximum peak value exceeds 0 dB, the peak value with the limiter circuit working appears.

1)Your computer must have software that supports 24-bit audio data

to play back, edit, etc., the sound with a quantifying bit number of 24 bits.

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