Operation Manual

Chapter 11: Sound effects and music 207
level is set with the Recording level slider and its
accompanying level meter on the Voice-over tool.
Watch this meter to make sure your recording levels
don’t get too high or low. The indicator changes color
from blue (0-70% modulation), through yellow, to red.
Generally, you should try to keep your audio peaking
in the yellow (71-90%) and out of the red (91-100%).
Voice-over recording options
The Studio setup dialogs include several settings that
affect your recording configuration and quality. This
section provides a brief summary. See “CD, Voice-over
and Surround settings” on page 260 for detailed
information.
To access these options select Setup ¾ CD, Voice-over
and Surround from the main menu bar.
The Microphone dropdown list on this dialog lists the
multiple ways a microphone can be connected to your
particular sound card. The entries on the list should
look something like the following, from a system with
an Avance AC97 sound card: