Preparing The Recording Inputs; Recording With The Built-In Mics; Recording With External Mics (Ext Mic In) - Tascam DR-40 Reference Manual

• Higher values provide better recording quality.
• WAV/BWF files are higher quality than MP3 files, but they
take up more space, so MP3 formats allow for longer
recordings.
5 Press the . button to show settings.
6 Use the + or – button to select
ENTER/MARK or / button.
7 Set the sampling frequency with the + or − button to
one of the following options.
(default), ,
44.1k 48k 96k
NOTE
cannot be selected if
96k FORMAT
8 Press the (HOME) [8] button to return to the Home
Screen.
, and press the
SAMPLE
is set to MP3.

Preparing the recording inputs

Recording with the built-in mics

Point the mics at the sound source and place the unit in a
stable location where there is little vibration.

Recording with external mics (EXT MIC IN)

Connect external mics to the EXT MIC/LINE IN connectors.
Point the mics at the sound source and place the unit in a
stable location where there is little vibration.
NOTE
The setting of left-right channels is disabled if external
microphones are connected to the EXT MIC/LINE IN jack.
4 – Recording
Microphones
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