M-Audio MICROTRACK 24 User Manual

Professional 2-channel mobile digital recorder

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Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder

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  • Page 1 Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Disconnecting the MicroTrack 24/96 from Your Computer ........
  • Page 3: Introduction

    There are a few conventions used in this manual to differentiate buttons, actions, and displays from one another. Names of buttons on the MicroTrack 24/96 are shown in brackets, such as [MENU]. Actions performed by the user are shown in italics, such as press in and hold the [NAV] wheel.
  • Page 4: Installation Procedure

    24/96 battery very low” will be shown on the LCD display. When this message appears, you should recharge the MicroTrack 24/96 immediately. If you continue to run the MicroTrack 24/96 on battery, the unit will eventually turn off. You will then have to recharge the battery before the MicroTrack 24/96 can be turned on again.
  • Page 5: Hardware Controls And Indicators

    3. Clip Indicators: Will light when an input signal exceeds the headroom of the MicroTrack 24/96. 4. Input Levels Adjust: These control the individual record levels of the MicroTrack 24/96’s left and right inputs. 5. Signal Indicators: Will light when a signal is detected at the associated input.
  • Page 6: Top

    12. RCA Outputs: Line-level outputs from the MicroTrack 24/96. 13. S/PDIF Input: Allows a S/PDIF format digital signal to be recorded by the MicroTrack 24/96. 14. USB Input: Connect the MicroTrack 24/96 to a host computer with this input. Will also charge the MicroTrack 24/96 battery when connected.
  • Page 7: Left

    15. Menu Button: Will access the MicroTrack 24/96 menu and enter Loop Playback mode. 16. Hold Switch: When active, all buttons on the MicroTrack 24/96 will be disabled. If you attempt to operate the MicroTrack 24/96 while the Hold switch is on, “HOLD switch on” will be shown on the LCD display.
  • Page 8: Right

    Right 19. Nav Wheel: This is a multi-function control that is dependent on the current playback state of the MicroTrack 24/96. The control can be moved up or down, and you can also press in on the control to activate certain functions.
  • Page 9 7. Channels: Stereo ... . . The Stereo option will cause the MicroTrack 24/96 to record both the left and right inputs into discrete channels. This is the default setting for the MicroTrack 24/96.
  • Page 10 MicroTrack 24/96. For example, if “5 seconds” is selected, the back light will turn on any time a button is pressed on the MicroTrack 24/96. The back light will then turn off five seconds after the last button is pressed.
  • Page 11 This menu sets the automatic shutoff time for the MicroTrack 24/96. Options range from “Never” to “60 minutes.” With “Never” selected, the MicroTrack 24/96 will only turn off if you press the Power button. Any other value will cause the MicroTrack 24/96 to turn off after the specified time of non-use.
  • Page 12: Operating Instructions

    Recording To begin recording a new audio file, you’ll need to connect an audio source to the MicroTrack 24/96, select the proper input source, select your file format, sampe rate and bit depth, adjust your recording levels, then initiate the recording. The MicroTrack 24/96 will automatically assign a name to the file in the format “FILExxx.eee”...
  • Page 13: Playback

    Loop Playback The MicroTrack 24/96 will allow you to loop a section of an audio file. This can be useful when practicing parts or studying dictation. The method for looping a file requires setting a start and end point, and is accomplished as follows: To engage Loop Playback, press and hold the [MENU] button for over 2 seconds while the file is playing.
  • Page 14: Using The Microtrack 24/96 With A Computer

    Microdrive. This allows you to use the MicroTrack 24/96 as a portable memory card or hard drive. Any unsupported files in memory will be hidden from the Files menu when using the MicroTrack 24/96, but they will still be there when the MicroTrack 24/96 is reconnected to a computer.
  • Page 15 Disconnecting from Mac OS X To disconnect the MicroTrack 24/96 from Mac OS X, simply drag the MicroTrack 24/96 icon on your desktop to the trash can. The MicroTrack 24/96 icon will disappear once the unit has been successfully unmounted.
  • Page 16: Contact

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  • Page 17: Appendix

    0:12:41 0:11:39 0:25:22 0:23:18 0:50:43 0:46:36 3:6:25 1:41:27 1:33:12 3:22:54 3:6:25 5:4:21 4:39:37 6:45:48 6:12:50 8 - Appendix MicroTrack 24/96 < User Guide 224000 320000 MP3 bit rate 2397 1678 4793 3355 9587 6711 19174 13422 38348 26844 76696 53687...
  • Page 18 Media Capacity (MB) 96000 128000 5592 11185 22370 16777 44739 33554 89478 67109 1024 178957 134218 2048 357914 268435 4096 536871 402653 6144 715828 536871 8192 [0]:1:33:12 [0]:1:9:54 [0]:3:6:25 [0]:2:19:49 [0]:6:12:50 [0]:4:39:37 [0]:12:25:39 [0]:9:19:14 [1]:0:51:18 [0]:18:38:29 1024 [2]:1:42:37 [1]:13:16:58 2048 [4]:3:25:14 [3]:2:33:55 4096...
  • Page 19 0:50:43 0:46:36 1:7:38 1:41:27 1:33:12 2:15:16 3:22:54 3:6:25 4:30:32 5:4:21 4:39:37 6:45:48 6:45:48 6:12:50 9:1:4 8 - Appendix MicroTrack 24/96 < User Guide 320000 MP3 bit rate 1678 3355 6711 13422 26844 53687 107374 161061 214748 [0]:0:27:58 [0]:0:55:55 [0]:1:51:51 [0]:3:43:42...

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