Audio Editing: Recording from Microphone: Instructional Systems Technology<br> Lab Reference, School of Education, Indiana University at Bloomington

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Audio Editing: Recording from Microphone

Hardward: Amplifies & TOA Mixer / Table Microphone / Microphone Mixer
Software: Aardvark Router Program

1. Turn on Equipment

Amplifier & TOA Mixer[1]

Microphone Mixer attached to Control Room Microphone

Computer [4]
Open Aark20/20 program [4

2. Test recording volume

Adjust grey master volume knob to 8 [3]
Adjust black #4 volume knob to 8 [3]
Speak into the microphone at the level you intend to record at [2]

Adjust the black #4 volume knob so that the "VU" meter does not go into the red area on loudest signal [3]

Correspondingly, make sure the "VU" meter registers between -10 and -3 db for the majority of the signal input [2]
Confirm that the green and yellow indicators on Analog 1 & 2 inputs of the Aark Router match the levels of the "VU" meter [4]

Note: Do not have monitor enable box checked

3. Select Recording Device

Identify the output number of the device you wish to record to on the Aark Router [4]. For instance, if you wish to record to the DAT machine, it is #9 under "Outputs" on the Aarkvark job aid below.

Select "Analog 1&2 IN" in the "Output Source" window adjacent to the device you wish to record to [4]