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  • Page 1 Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus User Guide...

  • Page 2: End User License Agreement

    2. honestech End User License Agreement IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING THIS INSTALLATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED.
  • Page 3 3. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 5. Limited Warranty a. Licensor does not warrant that the functions contained in the Licensed Product and Hardware will meet Licensee’s requirements or that the operation of the Software and Hardware will be uninterrupted or error-free. Licensor does warrant that the media on which the Software is furnished and the hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery (“Warranty Period”).

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ..............2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................4 1. I ....................5 NTRODUCTION 1.1. What is honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus ........5 1.2. Main Features ....................5 1.3. System Requirements ..................6 1.4. Sorftware Components ................6 ™ A ™ 3.0 P ......7...

  • Page 5: I Ntroduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. What is honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus allows you to keep the audio from your cassettes and LP records permanently by converting them to MP3, MP3 CDs, and audio CDs. You can also reduce unwanted noise or static, and the built-in normalizer and digital amplifier will help control the volume.

  • Page 6: System Requirements

     Audio Output Formats: WAV, MP3, MP3 CD, Audio CD 1.4. Sorftware Components honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus has 2 modes: 1. Easy Wizard Mode Follow on-screen instructions to record audio from your cassette or LP record players and create MP3s, MP3 CDs, or audio CDs.

  • Page 7: Honestech ™ A Udio R Ecorder ™ 3.0 P Lus I Nstallation

    7. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 2. honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus Installation 2.1. Installing honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus 2.1.1. Insert the installation CD into your CD/DVD drive on your computer. 2.1.2. The installation process will start automatically. Note: If the installation does NOT start automatically, double-click on “Setup.exe”...
  • Page 8 8. honestech 2.1.4. Read the License Agreement. Click [Next >] after accepting the License Agreement to continue with the installation. 2.1.5. Click [Change… ] if you want to install the software in a different folder. Click [Next >] to continue with the installation.
  • Page 9 9. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 2.1.6. Accept the default program folder or create your own program folder by entering a new folder name. Then click [Next >] to continue with the installation. 2.1.7. Click [Install] to start installing the software with the current setting. If you want to...
  • Page 10 10. honestech 2.1.8. Setup status screen will display the installation progress. Please wait for completion. 2.1.9. Click on [Finish] to complete the installation.

  • Page 11: U Sing Honestech ™ A Udio R Ecorder ™ 3.0 P Lus

    Or you can start the program through the Start menu button by clicking Start  All Programs  honestech Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus  honestech Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus Following screen will be displayed when the program starts.

  • Page 12: Easy Wizard Mode

    12. honestech 3.1. Easy Wizard Mode You can start Easy Wizard Mode by clicking “Easy Wizard Mode” on the main screen. Select Your Audio Player 3.1.1. Step 1. Select [USB Cassette Player] option to record cassettes. Please refer to the section 3.1.1 A for further instructions.
  • Page 13 Connect the USB Cassette Player to your PC using the USB cable. Note: The USB cassette player does not require batteries when it is used with honestech Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus. The cassette player draws power through the USB cable when connected...
  • Page 14 14. honestech 3.1.1. B Step 1-1. Connect Your Audio Device If your audio playback device has RCA Line-Out connectors, please use an RCA to 3.5mm audio cable. Connect the RCA connectors to the Line-Out (NOT “Line-In”) connectors on your audio playback device.
  • Page 15 15. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 3.1.1. B-1. Step 1-2. Select Your Audio Capture Device Select Your Audio Capture Device (i.e. Mic, Line-In or your sound card)
  • Page 16 16. honestech 3.1.2. Step 2. Volume setting Adjust the volume on your Cassette Digitizer for best audio quality. Set your recording levels so they do not exceed the red area beyond. Rare occurrences are acceptable, but continual playback in red may result in distorted sound.
  • Page 17 17. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 3.1.2.1. Help You can control various volume settings at the hardware level or software level. 1. Adjust the volume on the USB Cassette Player. 2. Adjust the recording volume. 3. Adjust the master volume on your Windows OS. This does not affect the recording.
  • Page 18 18. honestech 3.1.3. Step 3. Record settings You can turn the noise reduction option on/off and select the output folder. : Noise reduction option. Reduces static or hiss during recording. : Output folder setting. Select a folder where the recorded audio tracks will be stored.
  • Page 19 19. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 3.1.4. Step 4. Record Prepare for recording.  Step 1. Rewind the position of the music player to the point where you want to record.  Step 2. Enter album name. This album name will be used as prefix for your output file, and is limited to 30 characters or less.
  • Page 20 20. honestech : Record button Play your Cassette Digitizer and click on the Record button to start recording. Once the recording begins, the Record button will change to a Stop button. When you click the Stop button, the recording will stop.
  • Page 21 21. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 3.1.5. Step 5. Burn settings Select a burning device (CD/DVD writer) and output format.  Step 1. Select a burning device from the list of available CD/DVD writers on your PC.  Step 2. Insert a blank CD.
  • Page 22 22. honestech 3.1.6. Step 6. Burn CD Getting ready for CD burning  Step 1. Create a list of audio tracks to be burned onto the CD.  Step 2. Burn the audio files to CD. : Add / Remove buttons Add or remove audio files from the list.
  • Page 23 23. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus : Burn button Click to start burning. : Burning status Displays the burning progress.

  • Page 24: Advanced Mode

    24. honestech 3.2. Advanced Mode You can start the Advanced Mode by clicking “Advanced Mode” on the main screen. 3.2.1. Record In the Record phase, you can adjust the input volume and reduce unwanted noise or static. The audio is recorded in WAV format, but you can convert it into MP3 format.
  • Page 25 25. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus : Stop button Stop recording. Recorded tracks will be added to the list as shown below. : Selection box Place a check mark in the box next to each audio track you wish to convert or burn to CD.
  • Page 26 26. honestech : Recording volume Controls the loudness of your audio by increasing or decreasing the volume. : Recording time setting Set the recording time, and the recording will stop automatically after a pre-defined time (HH:MM:SS). Maximum time is 23:59:59 (23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds).
  • Page 27 27. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 3.2.1.1 Options These options allow you to select a recording device, audio quality, noise reductions, etc. : Capture device setting Select a recording device from the available devices.
  • Page 28 28. honestech : Capture device setting Adjust the volume for the capture device. : Audio format setting Select the audio quality format for your recording : Noise reduction setting Adjust the noise reduction setting to eliminate unwanted background noise or static.
  • Page 29 29. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 3.2.2. Edit Once all your videos In the Edit phase, you can edit the WAV files you have captured. You can also import and edit existing WAV files. You can split tracks manually or automatically using the “Auto Split” option. You can add various special effects to your audio recordings.
  • Page 30 30. honestech : Clear button Undo “Auto Split” and merge the tracks back into a single file. : Split button Splits the audio file into multiple tracks marked by split marks. : Zoom In / Out / Fix Window buttons Zoom in and out, or view the entire waveform at once.
  • Page 31 31. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus : Effect button Add various effects to the audio file. Select one of the following options to choose from. Please refer to the Effects section for detail. : Undo button Undo all the effects you added to the audio file.
  • Page 32 32. honestech 3.2.2.1 Split options  Step 1. Import WAV file to be edited. Click and browse for WAV file that you want to edit. (After importing one WAV file)  Step 2. Click on the waveform where you want to split your tracks, and a split line will be added as shown below.
  • Page 33 33. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus  Step 3. Click button to split tracks where split line(s) have been placed. When you split tracks, split mark with an [X] on top will appear where the audio track has been split( ). And the separated tracks will be added to the burn list.
  • Page 34 34. honestech 3.2.2.2 Adding effects You can add the following effects to your audio tracks. 1) Amplify 2) Normalize 3) Noise Reduction 4) Fade In / Out - The first three effects will be added to the entire track while “fade in/out” will be applied to selected sections only.
  • Page 35 35. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus  Noise Reduction You can reduce unwanted noise or static from recorded audio tracks. 1. Adjust the noise reduction level and click the Preview button to check the result. 2. If acceptable, click OK to apply the effect.
  • Page 36 36. honestech 3.2.3. Publish Convert audio files into WAV, MP3, MP3 CDs, or audio CDs. : Output format option 1) Audio CD: - Create audio CD using the selected audio files. 2) MP3 CD: - Convert selected audio files into MP3 files and burn them to MP3 CD.
  • Page 37 37. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus : Options button 1) Audio CD: Select a burning mode  TAO (Track at once): Burns one track at a time; 2-second gap is created between the tracks.  DAO (Disc at once): Burns all tracks at once; no audio gap is created between tracks.
  • Page 38 38. honestech MP3 CD and MP3 File Adjust the MP3 file settings including the channel, sample rate and bitrate settings.
  • Page 39 39. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus : Eject button Eject the tray of CD/DVD writer. : Output folder setting Select an output folder. : Add / Remove buttons Add or remove tracks from the burn list. For MP3 files, the ID3 Tag information will be shown in the Track Name field.
  • Page 40 40. honestech • Help : View Help files. • Minimize : Minimize the screen. • Exit : Exit the program.

  • Page 41: U Nistall Honestech ™ A Udio R Ecorder ™ 3.0 P Lus

    41. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus 4. Unistall honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus 1. Find its program group Start  All Programs  honestech Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus  UnInstall honestech Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus. 2. Select Uninstall honestech™ Audio Recorder™ 3.0 Plus Please click [Yes] to uninstall.
  • Page 42 42. honestech 4. Uninstall Completed You will see a screen confirming a successful completion. Please click [Finish] to finish the process.
  • Page 43 43. Audio Recorder 3.0 Plus Honestech™, Inc North and Latin America P.O. Box 26365 Austin, TX 78755 Toll Free Number : 1-877-484-6246 (U.S. Only) Fax : 512-248-2215 Email : support@honestech.com For local and international support phone number, please visit our website: www.honestech.com/support...

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