From cca36069f76b367c1263c25c7446ecda53d07e96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Arver Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:54:58 +0000 Subject: Fix for task #5862. Add note about freezing peakmeters git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@10731 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657 --- manual/main_menu/recording.tex | 327 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 165 insertions(+), 162 deletions(-) (limited to 'manual/main_menu/recording.tex') diff --git a/manual/main_menu/recording.tex b/manual/main_menu/recording.tex index a71c7a9475..e98fcee0bd 100644 --- a/manual/main_menu/recording.tex +++ b/manual/main_menu/recording.tex @@ -1,172 +1,175 @@ % $Id$ % \section{\label{ref:Recording}Recording} - \subsection{\label{ref:Whilerecordingscreen}While Recording Screen} - \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-while-recording-screen}{The while recording - screen}{} +\subsection{\label{ref:Whilerecordingscreen}While Recording Screen} +\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-while-recording-screen}{The while recording + screen}{} - Entering the \setting{Recording} option in the \setting{Main Menu} brings up - a screen in wich you can choose to enter the \setting{Recording Screen} or - the \setting{Recording Settings} (see below). The \setting{Recording Screen} - shows the time elapsed and the size of the file being recorded. A peak meter - is present to allow you set Gain correctly. There is also a volume setting, - this will only affect the output level of the \dap\ and does \emph{not} - affect the recorded sound. - \opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency, channels and quality} - \opt{SWCODEC}{The frequency and channels} settings are shown on the last line. - - The controls for this screen are: +Entering the \setting{Recording} option in the \setting{Main Menu} brings up +a screen in wich you can choose to enter the \setting{Recording Screen} or +the \setting{Recording Settings} (see below). The \setting{Recording Screen} +shows the time elapsed and the size of the file being recorded. A peak meter +is present to allow you set Gain correctly. There is also a volume setting, +this will only affect the output level of the \dap{} and does \emph{not} +affect the recorded sound. +\note{When you start a recording, the hard disk will spin up. This will cause +the peak meters to freeze in the process. This is expected behaviour, and +nothing to worry about. Recording is continiued during the spin up.} +\opt{MASCODEC}{The frequency, channels and quality} +\opt{SWCODEC}{The frequency and channels} settings are shown on the last line. + +The controls for this screen are: + +\begin{table} + \begin{btnmap}{}{} + + \ButtonUp\ / \ButtonDown & Select setting.\\ + % + \ButtonLeft\ / \ButtonRight & Adjust selected setting.\\ + % + \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonPlay} + \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu} + \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn} + \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}} + & Start recording.\\ + & While recording: pause recording (press again to continue).\\ + % + \opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff} + \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonPlay} + \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}} + & Exit \setting{Recording Screen}.\\ + & While recording: Stop recording.\\ + % + \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{ + \ButtonRec & Starts recording.\\ + & While recording: close the current file and open a new one.\\ + } + % + \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne} + \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{Hold \ButtonMenu} + \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonMode} + \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonRec} + \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{Hold \ButtonSelect} + & Open \setting{Recording Settings} (see below).\\ + % + \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{ + \ButtonFTwo & Quick menu for recording settings. A quick press will + leave the screen up (press \ButtonFTwo\ again to exit), while holding + it will close the screen when you release it.\\ + } + % + \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{ + \ButtonFThree & Quick menu for source setting.\\ + & Quick/hold works as for \ButtonFTwo.\\ + & While recording: Start a new recording file.\\ + } + \end{btnmap} +\end{table} + +\subsection{\label{ref:Recordingsettings}Recording Settings} +\screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-recording-settings}{The recording settings screen}{} + +\opt{MASCODEC}{ + \begin{description} + \item[Quality:] + Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7, + smallest file size is 0. This setting effects how much your sound + sample will be compressed. Higher quality settings result in larger + MP3 files. + + The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate, + or number of bits per second, for a recording. When this setting + is lowered, recordings are compressed more (meaning worse sound quality), + and the average bitrate changes as follows. + \end{description} - \begin{table} - \begin{btnmap}{}{} - - \ButtonUp\ / \ButtonDown & Select setting.\\ - % - \ButtonLeft\ / \ButtonRight & Adjust selected setting.\\ - % - \opt{RECORDER_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonPlay} - \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu} - \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn} - \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}} - & Start recording.\\ - & While recording: pause recording (press again to continue).\\ - % - \opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff} - \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonPlay} - \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\fixme{FixMe}} - & Exit \setting{Recording Screen}.\\ - & While recording: Stop recording.\\ - % - \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{ - \ButtonRec & Starts recording.\\ - & While recording: close the current file and open a new one.\\ - } - % - \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonFOne} - \opt{ONDIO_PAD}{Hold \ButtonMenu} - \opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonMode} - \opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{Hold \ButtonRec} - \opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{Hold \ButtonSelect} - & Open \setting{Recording Settings} (see below).\\ - % - \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{ - \ButtonFTwo & Quick menu for recording settings. A quick press will - leave the screen up (press \ButtonFTwo\ again to exit), while holding - it will close the screen when you release it.\\ - } - % - \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{ - \ButtonFThree & Quick menu for source setting.\\ - & Quick/hold works as for \ButtonFTwo.\\ - & While recording: Start a new recording file.\\ - } - \end{btnmap} + \begin{table}[h!] + \begin{center} + \begin{tabularx}{0.75\textwidth}{lX}\toprule + \emph{Frequency} & \emph{Bitrate} (Kbit/s) -- quality 0$\rightarrow$7 \\\midrule + 44100Hz stereo & 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170 \\ + 22050Hz stereo & 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130 \\ + 44100Hz mono & 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140 \\ + 22050Hz mono & 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90 \\\bottomrule + \end{tabularx} + \end{center} \end{table} - - \subsection{\label{ref:Recordingsettings}Recording Settings} - \screenshot{main_menu/images/ss-recording-settings}{The recording settings screen}{} - - \opt{MASCODEC}{ - \begin{description} - \item[Quality:] - Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7, - smallest file size is 0. This setting effects how much your sound - sample will be compressed. Higher quality settings result in larger - MP3 files. - - The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate, - or number of bits per second, for a recording. When this setting - is lowered, recordings are compressed more (meaning worse sound quality), - and the average bitrate changes as follows. - \end{description} - - \begin{table}[h!] - \begin{center} - \begin{tabularx}{0.75\textwidth}{lX}\toprule - \emph{Frequency} & \emph{Bitrate} (Kbit/s) -- quality 0$\rightarrow$7 \\\midrule - 44100Hz stereo & 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170 \\ - 22050Hz stereo & 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130 \\ - 44100Hz mono & 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140 \\ - 22050Hz mono & 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90 \\\bottomrule - \end{tabularx} - \end{center} - \end{table} +} + +\begin{description} + \opt{MASCODEC,x5}{ + \item[Frequency:] + Choose the recording frequency (sample rate) -- 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz and + 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk + space, but give better sound quality. + This setting determines which frequency range can accurately be reproduced + during playback, Lower frequencies produce smaller files. + \opt{MASCODEC}{ + The frequency setting also determines which version of the MPEG standard + the sound is recorded using:\\ + MPEG v1 for 48, 44.1 and 32\\ + MPEG v2 for 24, 22.05 and 16\\ + } } +\item[Source:] + Choose the source of the recording. This can be + \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,h1xx}{SPDIF (digital),} microphone or line in. + \opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{For recording from the radio see \reference{ref:FMradio}.} - \begin{description} - \opt{MASCODEC,x5}{ - \item[Frequency:] - Choose the recording frequency (sample rate) -- 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz and - 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk - space, but give better sound quality. - This setting determines which frequency range can accurately be reproduced - during playback, Lower frequencies produce smaller files. + % Add h1xx here whenever it supports setting recording frequency. + \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm} + {\note{You cannot change the sample rate for digital recordings.}} + + \opt{MASCODEC,x5}{ + \item[Channels:] + This allows you to select mono or stereo recording. Please note that + for mono recording, only the left channel is recorded. Mono recordings + are usually somewhat smaller than stereo. + } + \opt{MASCODEC}{ - The frequency setting also determines which version of the MPEG standard - the sound is recorded using:\\ - MPEG v1 for 48, 44.1 and 32\\ - MPEG v2 for 24, 22.05 and 16\\ + \item[Independent Frames:] + The independent frames option tells the \dap\ to encode with the bit + reservoir disabled, so the frames are independent of each other. This + makes a file easier to edit. } - } - \item[Source:] - Choose the source of the recording. This can be - \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,h1xx}{SPDIF (digital),} microphone or line in. - \opt{CONFIG_TUNER}{For recording from the radio see \reference{ref:FMradio}.} - - % Add h1xx here whenever it supports setting recording frequency. - \opt{recorder,recorderv2fm} - {\note{You cannot change the sample rate for digital recordings.}} - - \opt{MASCODEC,x5}{ - \item[Channels:] - This allows you to select mono or stereo recording. Please note that - for mono recording, only the left channel is recorded. Mono recordings - are usually somewhat smaller than stereo. - } - - \opt{MASCODEC}{ - \item[Independent Frames:] - The independent frames option tells the \dap\ to encode with the bit - reservoir disabled, so the frames are independent of each other. This - makes a file easier to edit. - } - - \item[Time Split:] - This option is useful when timing recordings. If set to active it stops - a recording at a given interval and then starts recording again with a - new file, which is useful for long term recordings. - \newline - The splits are seamless (frame accurate), no audio is lost at the split - point. The break between recordings is only the time required to stop - and restart the recording, on the order of 2 -- 4 seconds. - \newline - Options (hours:minutes between splits): off, 24:00, 18:00, 12:00, 10:00, - 8:00, 6:00, 4:00, 2:00, 1:20 (80 minute CD), 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:00, - 00:30, 00:15, 00:10, 00:05. - - \item[Prerecord Time:] - This setting buffers a small amount of audio so that when the record button - is pressed, the recording will begin from that number of seconds earlier. - This is useful for ensuring that a recording begins before a cue that is - being waited for.\\ - Options: \setting{Off}, \setting{1 -- 30 seconds} - - \item[Directory:] - Allows changing the location where the recorded files are saved. The - default location is \fname{/recordings}. - - \item[Show recording screen on startup:] - If set to yes, the \dap\ will start up with the while recording screen - showing.\\ - Options: \setting{Yes}, \setting{No} - - \item[Clipping Light:] - Causes the backlight to flash on when clipping has been detected.\\ - Options: \setting{Off}, \setting{Remote unit only}, + + \item[File Split:] + This option is useful when timing recordings. If set to active it stops + a recording at a given interval and then starts recording again with a + new file, which is useful for long term recordings. + \newline + The splits are seamless (frame accurate), no audio is lost at the split + point. The break between recordings is only the time required to stop + and restart the recording, on the order of 2 -- 4 seconds. + \newline + Options (hours:minutes between splits): off, 24:00, 18:00, 12:00, 10:00, + 8:00, 6:00, 4:00, 2:00, 1:20 (80 minute CD), 1:14 (74 minute CD), 1:00, + 00:30, 00:15, 00:10, 00:05. + + \item[Prerecord Time:] + This setting buffers a small amount of audio so that when the record button + is pressed, the recording will begin from that number of seconds earlier. + This is useful for ensuring that a recording begins before a cue that is + being waited for.\\ + Options: \setting{Off}, \setting{1 -- 30 seconds} + + \item[Directory:] + Allows changing the location where the recorded files are saved. The + default location is \fname{/recordings}. + + \item[Show recording screen on startup:] + If set to yes, the \dap\ will start up with the while recording screen + showing.\\ + Options: \setting{Yes}, \setting{No} + + \item[Clipping Light:] + Causes the backlight to flash on when clipping has been detected.\\ + Options: \setting{Off}, \setting{Remote unit only}, \setting{Main and remote unit}, \setting{Main unit only}. - - \opt{MASCODEC}{ - \item[Trigger:] - \fixme{Add description of triggered recording.} - } - - \end{description} + + \opt{MASCODEC}{ + \item[Trigger:] + \fixme{Add description of triggered recording.} + } + +\end{description} -- cgit v1.2.3