8–Recording

Recording environment

The two pairs of built-in stereo microphones on the front and rear enable you to record 360° sound. You can also record sound using external equipment connected to the LINE IN jack or the EXT MIC A/B (L/R) jacks.

Selecting the input

Follow these procedures to select the input.

NOTE

The signals from the selected input are recorded when recording.

1.Press the INPUT key to open the INPUT screen.

2.Press the CURSOR [§/] key to select the SOURCE .

3.Turn the DATA wheel to select the input you want.

•FRNT/REAR:

Select this when you want to record the sound all around the unit.

•FRNT/LINE:

Select this when you want to record the sound in front of the unit or that through the LINE IN jack. You can also mix them up.

•EXT/REAR:

Select this when you want to record the sound from ex- ternal microphones or that behind the unit. You can also mix them up.

•EXT/LINE:

Select this when you want to record the sound from the external microphones or that through the LINE IN jack. You can also mix them up.

CAUTION

You do not have to take care of howling as sound from microphones does not come out of the built-in speakers. Use headphones or output from the LINE OUT jack to monitor the sound.

Adjusting the input settings

You can adjust the input settings on the INPUT screen. Slide the AUTO/LIMITER switch on the left side to ON to set the LIMITER setting effective.

•MONO MIX

The signals of the left and right channels are mixed into a monaural signal. Select “ON” when using one monau- ral microphone only.

•LIMITER

Use this to select the function activated when the AUTO/ LIMITER switch is “ON”.

•LIMITER

The input gain changes automatically according to the input signal level to prevent distortion caused by excessively loud sound.

•AGC HIGH/AGC LOW

The input gain changes automatically according to the input signal level to keep the input signal in a certain level. Useful when recording conversations such as in meetings and conferences.

Select AGC HIGH when input level is weak, and AGC LOW when strong.

NOTE

When recording live performances and in other situations where unexpected loud sounds might occur, set this function to LIMITER to prevent input clipping and allow recording without distortion.

CAUTION

•The input signal level may largely differ depending on the type of the external microphone you use. Generally, the level is higher when using a condenser microphone and lower when using a dynamic microphone. Especially, you may not get enough signal strength when using a low-sensitive dynamic microphone.

•The input level adjustment using the FRONT MIC/EXT MIC and REAR MIC/LINE knobs is ineffective when using AGC.

Volume balance adjustment

You can adjust the volume levels of microphones and volume balance of playback signal on the BALANCE screen.

Adjusting the balance of microphones

You can adjust the L/R balance of the microphone input. Use this to adjust the volume balance of the left and right channels when using two external microphones.

1.Press the BALANCE key to open the BALANCE screen.

2.Press the CURSOR [§/] key to select the MIC L/R item.

3.Turn the DATA wheel to adjust the balance.

The adjustable range is L50 - C (center) - R50.

NOTE

Pressing the F1 key returns the balance to C immediately.

Adjusting the level of playback signal

You can adjust the balance between the playback volume of media and that of input. Use this to adjust the balance between the playback volume and instrument volume when overdubbing.

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