MicroTrack 24/96 Professional 2-Channel Mobile Digital Recorder Quick Start Guide This guide is intended to help get you started quickly. In order to achieve optimal usage of your new MicroTrack, we recommend that you carefully study the enclosed product manual, either after completing the process described in this guide or before.
Table of Contents MicroTrack 24/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What’s In the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Charging the MicroTrack 24/96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Formatting the Compact Flash Card . .
MicroTrack 24/96 MicroTrack 24/96 Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio MicroTrack 24/96, the easy-to-use solution for portable digital recording. This Quick Start Guide will guide you through making your first recording, playing it back, and transferring the file to your computer. This guide will also detail the steps necessary to install Audacity, an audio editing program for Mac and PC, which you can use for editing and converting your recorded files.
Formatting the Compact Flash Card Before starting your recording, you must format the supplied Compact Flash card. This process will prepare the Compact Flash card for recording: < < < < < Put the Compact Flash card into the MicroTrack 24/96 and power the unit on. When the MicroTrack finished booting up, press down on the [NAV] wheel until you select “Format Disk.” Press in on the [NAV] wheel. The LCD will read “Format Drive?” Press in on the [NAV] wheel again.
MicroTrack 24/96 < Press the [REC] button, the volume meters on the main screen will be showing the input level being received through the stereo “T” microphone. Try speaking, and you should see the volume meters rise as you talk. If the meters are not moving, double-check that the MicroTrack 24/96 is set as described above. < You now need to set the record level. You’ll probably see that while talking in a normal speaking voice, the input level meters do not reach their maximum level.
Transferring Your First Recording to Your Computer Now that you’ve got your first recording saved on the Compact Flash card, you can copy this file from the MicroTrack 24/96 to the computer. Once on the computer, your recorded file will behave like any other audio file of the same type, allowing you to rename, edit, and store the file in any location you wish. < With your computer running, and the MicroTrack 24/96 off, connect the large end of the supplied USB cable to an available USB jack on your computer.
MicroTrack 24/96 Installing Audacity Editing Software Supplied with the MicroTrack 24/96 is a CD-ROM containing Audacity, an audio editing program for both Windows and Mac OS. You can use this program to edit your recorded files, apply effects, and save them in a variety of formats. The directions below detail the installation process for Audacity for each operating system. Windows: < Insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
User Manual This is the end of the MicroTrack 24/96 Quick Start Guide. For more information regarding all of the functions of the MicroTrack 24/96 (there are many not covered by this guide), please refer to the User Manual contained on the CD-ROM. Place the CDROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive and double-click the User Manual contained on the disk. You can read the manual on screen or print the pages if you prefer.
