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authorNils Wallménius <nils@rockbox.org>2007-03-03 00:07:31 +0000
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Update the manual to reflect recent menu changes, add descriptions of how to move and remove tracks in the playlist viewer, Recording settings are now in their own chapter.
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1% $Id:$ %
2\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-recording-settings}{The recording settings screen}{}
3
4\opt{MASCODEC}{
5 \section{Quality}
6 Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7,
7 smallest file size is 0. This setting effects how much your sound
8 sample will be compressed. Higher quality settings result in larger
9 MP3 files.
10
11 The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate,
12 or number of bits per second, for a recording. When this setting
13 is lowered, recordings are compressed more (meaning worse sound quality),
14 and the average bitrate changes as follows.
15
16 \begin{table}[h!]
17 \begin{center}
18 \begin{tabularx}{0.75\textwidth}{lX}\toprule
19 \emph{Frequency} & \emph{Bitrate} (Kbit/s) -- quality 0$\rightarrow$7 \\\midrule
20 44100Hz stereo & 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170 \\
21 22050Hz stereo & 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130 \\
22 44100Hz mono & 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140 \\
23 22050Hz mono & 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90 \\\bottomrule
24 \end{tabularx}
25 \end{center}
26 \end{table}
27}
28
29\opt{SWCODEC}{
30 \section{Format}
31 Choose which format to save your recording in. The available choices are
32 the two uncompressed formats \setting{PCM Wave} and \setting{AIFF}, the
33 losslessly compressed \setting{WavPack} and the lossy
34 \setting{MPEG Layer 3}.
35
36 \section{Encoder Settings}
37 This sets the bitrate when using the \setting{MPEG Layer 3} format. And has
38 no settings for the other formats.
39}
40
41 \section{Frequency}
42 Choose the recording frequency (sample rate).
43 \opt{MASCODEC}{48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz}
44 \opt{h1xx,h300}{44.1kHz, 22.05kHz and 11.025kHz}
45 \opt{x5}{88.2kHz, 44.1kHz, 22.05kHz and 11.025kHz}
46 are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk space, but give better
47 sound quality.
48 \opt{SWCODEC}{\note{The 11.025kHz setting is not available when using%
49 \setting{MPEG Layer 3} format.}
50 }%
51 \opt{MASCODEC}{
52 The frequency setting also determines which version of the MPEG standard
53 the sound is recorded using:\\
54 MPEG v1 for 48, 44.1 and 32\\
55 MPEG v2 for 24, 22.05 and 16\\
56 }
57 \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,h1xx}
58 {\note{You cannot change the sample rate for digital recordings.}
59 }
60
61\section{Source}
62 Choose the source of the recording. This can be
63 \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,h1xx}{\setting{SPDIF (digital)},}%
64 \setting{Mic} or \setting{Line In}.
65 \opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{For recording from the radio see \reference{ref:FMradio}.}
66
67\section{Channels}
68 This allows you to select mono or stereo recording. Please note that
69 for mono recording, only the left channel is recorded. Mono recordings
70 are usually somewhat smaller than stereo.
71
72\opt{MASCODEC}{
73 \section{Independent Frames}
74 The independent frames option tells the \dap{} to encode with the bit
75 reservoir disabled, so the frames are independent of each other. This
76 makes a file easier to edit.
77}
78
79\section{File Split Options}
80 This sub menu contains options for file splitting, which can be used to split
81 up long recordings into manageable pieces. The splits are seamless (frame
82 accurate), no audio is lost at the split point. The break between recordings
83 is only the time required to stop and restart the recording, on the order of
84 2 -- 4 seconds.
85 \begin{description}
86 \item[Split Measure:]
87 This option controls wether to split the recording when the
88 \setting{Split Filesize} is reached or when the
89 \setting{Split Time} has elapsed.
90
91 \item[What to do when Splitting:]
92 This controls what will happend when the splitting condition is
93 fullfilled the two available options here are
94 \setting{Start a new file} or \setting{Stop recording}.
95
96 \item[Split Time:]
97 Set the time to record between each split, if time is used as
98 \setting{Split Measure}.\\
99 Options (hours:minutes between splits): Off, 00:05, 00:10, 00:15, 00:30,
100 1:00, 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:20 (80 minute CD), 2:00, 4:00, 8:00, 10:00,
101 12:00, 18:00, 24:00.
102
103 \item[Split Filesize:]
104 Set the filesize to record between each split, if filesize is used as
105 \setting{Split Measure}.
106
107 \end{description}
108
109\section{Prerecord Time}
110 This setting buffers a small amount of audio so that when the record button
111 is pressed, the recording will begin from that number of seconds earlier.
112 This is useful for ensuring that a recording begins before a cue that is
113 being waited for.
114
115\section{Directory}
116 Allows changing the location where the recorded files are saved. The
117 default location is \fname{/recordings}. If set to
118 \setting{Current Directory} the recorded files will be saved in the
119 directory where the \setting{File Browser} was left.
120
121\nopt{ondio}{
122 \section{Clipping Light}
123 Causes the backlight to flash on when clipping has been detected.\\
124 Options: \setting{Off}, \setting{Main unit only},
125 \setting{Main and remote unit}, \setting{Remote unit only}.
126}
127 \section{Trigger}
128 \fixme{Add description of triggered recording.}
129
130\opt{h1xx,h300}{%
131 \section{Automatic Gain Control}
132 The \setting{Automatic Gain Control} has five different presets for
133 automatically controlling the gain while recording.
134 \begin{description}
135 \item[Safety (clip):]
136 This preset will lower the gain when the levels get too high (-1dB)
137 and will never increase gain.
138
139 \item[Live (slow):]
140 This preset is designed to be used for recording of live shows and has
141 quite large headroom for loud parts. It heads for a nominal target peak
142 level of -9dB and will slowly increase or decrease gain to reach it.
143
144 \item[DJ-Set (slow):]
145 This preset heads for a nominal target peak level of -5dB and will
146 slowly increase or decrease gain to reach it.
147
148 \item[Medium:]
149 This preset heads for a nominal target peak level of -6dB and will
150 increase or decrease gain to reach it.
151
152 \item[Voice (fast):]
153 This preset is designed to be used for voice recording and heads for a
154 nominal target peak level of -7dB and will quickly increase or
155 decrease gain to reach it.
156 \end{description}
157
158 \section{AGC clip time}
159 This setting controls how long the level is too loud or soft before the
160 \setting{Automatic Gain Control} kicks in.
161}%