Specifications

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10. Recording Settings
Figure 10.1.: The recording settings screen
Note: To change the location where recordings are stored open the Context Menu
b
(see section 4.1.2 (page 22)) on the directory where you want to store them in the File
Browser and select Set As Recording Directory.
10.1. Quality
Choose the quality here (0 to 7). Default is 5, best quality is 7, smallest file size is 0.
This setting affects how much your sound sample will be compressed. Higher quality
settings result in larger MP3 files.
The quality setting is just a way of selecting an average bit rate, or number of bits per
second, for a recording. When this setting is lowered, recordings are compressed more
(meaning worse sound quality), and the average bitrate changes as follows.
Frequency Bitrate (Kbit/s) – quality 0→7
44100 Hz stereo 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, 170
22050 Hz stereo 39, 41, 45, 50, 60, 80, 110, 130
44100 Hz mono 65, 68, 73, 80, 90, 105, 125, 140
22050 Hz mono 35, 38, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 90
10.2. Frequency
Choose the recording frequency (sample rate). 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 24 kHz,
22.05 kHz and 16 kHz are available. Higher sample rates use up more disk space, but
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