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Audio Recording

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#3_OPTURA Pi_E(34-78) 1/25/00 13:42 Page 64 (1,1) Audio Recording Selecting the audio mode E OPTURA Pi can record sound in two audio modes - 16-bit and 12-bit. The 16-bit mode produces the higher sound quality (slightly superior to CD) while the 12-bit mode records on two channels (stereo 1), leaving two channels free (stereo 2) for you to add new sound at a later date. ( 35, 36) AUDIO MODE••12bit 1. To switch to the 16-bit mode, open the menu and select AUDIO MODE. 2. Select "16 bit" and close the menu. • "16 bit" is shown in the display for approximately four seconds. • For details on adding new sound, see p. 95. • For details of playing back a tape that has new sound on stereo 2, see p. 98. • When you record to the OPTURA Pi from a camcorder with DV terminal outputs, the audio mode display becomes set to "- - -." External microphone Using the Full Range of Features S IN/OUT DC IN 9.5V A/V IN/OUT MIC For greater creative control over audio recording, you can connect an external microphone to the camera via the MIC terminal. When using the MIC terminal, use a microphone with a built-in power supply (condenser microphone). It is possible to connect almost any stereo microphone with a plug diameter of 1/8 inch (3.5 mm), however, their audio levels will be different from that of the built-in microphone. • Use the Microphone Boom MB-100 (optional) to keep long microphones out of the frame. • You can monitor the sound while recording by attaching stereo headphones to the H terminal. 64

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Using the Full
Range of Features
64
E
Audio Recording
1.
To switch to the 16-bit mode, open the menu and select AUDIO
MODE.
2.
Select “16 bit” and close the menu.
•
“16 bit” is shown in the display for approximately four seconds.
•
For details on adding new sound, see p. 95.
•
For details of playing back a tape that has new sound on stereo 2, see p. 98.
•
When you record to the OPTURA Pi from a camcorder with DV terminal
outputs, the audio mode display becomes set to “– – –.”
Selecting the audio mode
OPTURA Pi can record sound in two audio modes — 16-bit and 12-bit. The
16-bit mode produces the higher sound quality (slightly superior to CD) while the
12-bit mode records on two channels (stereo 1), leaving two channels free
(stereo 2) for you to add new sound at a later date.
AUDIO MODE••12bit
(
35, 36)
External microphone
For greater creative control over audio recording, you can connect an external
microphone to the camera via the MIC terminal. When using the MIC terminal,
use a microphone with a built-in power supply (condenser microphone). It is
possible to connect almost any stereo microphone with a plug diameter of
1
/
8
inch
(3.5 mm), however, their audio levels will be different from that of the built-in
microphone.
•
Use the Microphone Boom MB-100 (optional) to keep long microphones out of
the frame.
•
You can monitor the sound while recording by attaching stereo headphones to
the
H
terminal.
A/V
IN/OUT
IN/OUT
MIC
DC IN
9.5V
S
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