Edirol R-4 User Manual

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Application guide
 
Here are basic settings for recording birdsongs or similar sounds outdoors. Since you’ll need to run on 
batteries outdoors, the settings take power conservation into account.
 
 
Panel settings
 
 
Recording Setup
 
 
LCD Setup
 
 
System Setup
 
Recording birdsongs outdoors
 
Input level select switch
 
MIC
 
Phantom power switch
 
ON if you’re using a condenser mic that requires phantom power; otherwise 
OFF
 
Input Select
 
Analog
By lowering the sampling frequency (Rec Freq.) and 
limiting the number of tracks, you can minimize the 
size of the file to be written. This will decrease the 
amount of access to the hard disk, thereby conserving 
power.
 
Rec Freq.
 
44.1 kHz
 
Rec Bit
 
16 bit
 
Rec Mode
 
STEREOx1, 
MONOx1
Set to match the mics that are connected.
 
Pre Recording
 
4 sec
The pre-recording setting lets you press the record 
button when you hear birdsong; sounds that oc-
curred several seconds earlier will be captured retro-
actively. If you’re trying to capture birdsong, a 
setting of four seconds will be sufficient. In compari-
son to allowing recording to continue, this method 
will minimize the number of accesses to the internal 
hard disk. 
However, with any pre-recording setting other than 
OFF, recording will always be occurring internally.
 
Project Name
 
Date
Using the Date setting will make it easy to tell the 
date and time that the recording was made.
 
BackLight Timer
 
5 sec
 
Battery Type
 
Set to the type of batteries you’ve installed
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