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Microphone
The built-in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini ™ 402 unit next
to the headphone jack. Make sure that you have selected Microphone
as the input source in the pre-recording Settings screen. The microphone
level is preset.
Analog Line-In
In order to record from a line-level audio source, you will need to use the
multi-connect adapter plug provided. This plug makes it possible to enter
a stereo audio signal (for example, from your stereo system or cassette
player) into the Gmini ™ 402 directly. Make sure that you select the Analog
Line-In as the input source in the pre-recording Setup screen. Be careful
that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplifi ed signal
(turning down the volume on the player will work if you are using the
headphone out signal of your audio device). An amplifi ed signal will make
for a terribly distorted recording. You can also use a high quality pre-
amplifi ed microphone, such as the one ARCHOS ™ sells as an option.
Incremental Recording
While recording, you will notice the center function button labeled Next.
This allows you to create incremental recordings. That is, the current
recording stops and a new recording instantly begins. The
next recording has an additional number appended to its
name. Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings,
you might, for example, have fi les names of REC0000_01, REC0000_02,
etc. This is good for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records. You can
click on the Next button during the blank space between each song. That
way, each song of the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single audio
fi le.
5.3 Where is the Recording Saved?
The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music. If you
click on the Music icon in the main menu, you will go to this folder. Notice
that the right function button is labeled Record. Each time you use this
button to record audio instead of the AudioCorder button on the main
menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder. For
example, let’s say you have a folder called /Music/Voice/Lectures. If you
go to this folder and then make a recording using the right function button
Record, you will set the default record location to this folder. Now, each
time you use the AudioCorder icon to start a recording, your recording will
be saved in the folder /Music/Voice/Lectures.
5.4 Audio Editing
Audio fi les (microphone recordings / analog recordings / FM Remote
Control (optional)) can be modifi ed by deleting the sections you do not
wish included. If you would like to edit an audio recording, you have the
possibility to “crop out” the exact section of the recording you would like
to save. For example, you have recorded a lecture of 33 minutes and 22
seconds in length. You would like to cut out and save just one particular
important section from 12 minutes and 15 seconds to 21 minutes and 5
seconds. The diagram below illustrates the situation.
Desired audio section
00:00 (0min 0sec) 12:15 21:05 33:22
To keep just this section (cropping it), you will:
• locate this fi le from the Browser mode
• Select Edit from the File menu in order to enter the edit mode
• In the edit mode, set the cut-IN point (12:15 in our example)
• Next, set the cut-OUT point (21:05 in our example – note that the
actual position will now be earlier in the fi le as the fi rst12:05 minutes
have been cut!))
• Save the edit