Roland Edirol R-1 Owner's Manual page 33

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Connect your external microphone to the mic input jack.
If you want to hear (monitor) the sound while recording, connect a set of
headphones to the phones jack and use them for monitoring. If you connect
external speakers and attempt to use them for monitoring, acoustic feedback
will occur, so don't attempt to monitor through speakers.
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Adjust the input level as follows.
Adjusting the input level
fig.rec-1.eps
1.
Press the REC button.
The R-1 enters recording-
standby mode. The display
indicates the remaining amount
of time that the R-1 can record for
the type of file (recording quality) you've selected.
* The song name shown in Record Standby mode is the name of the file that will be newly
created when recording is finished.
fig.rec-2.eps
2.
Press the DISPLAY button.
3.
Play (or perform) the sounds
that you actually intend to
record, and position your external microphone where it can pick up the sound.
* If you want to apply an effect to the sound while you record it, adjust the input level while
the effect is turned on (i.e., applied).
fig.rec-3.eps
4.
Gradually increase the input
volume.
Adjust the level so that the ■
input level indicators shown in
the display do not reach the
rightmost ■. (Position
If the recording level is too low, you won't be able to record very soft sounds. If the
recording level is too high, loud sounds will be distorted, causing crackles in the
recorded sound.
* If the material you are recording occasionally contains sudden loud sounds, such as the
attack of a drum in a band performance or sudden laughter during a quiet conversation, we
recommend that you use the Limiter (06 Limiter, p. 54).When doing so, adjust the input
level appropriately for the principal type of sound you are recording—not for the sudden
loud sounds that sometimes occur.
When you use the Limiter, the input level is automatically adjusted so that the audio input
level doesn't get excessively high. When using the Limiter, you should adjust the input level
so that the ■ symbol at the
in the above illustration)
A
position in the illustration appears only occasionally.
B
Basic recording methods
Remaining recording time
B A
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