User Guide

Chapter 10: Audio Recording and Rendering
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The VU meters show the average strength of the signal, with a dB scale,
and a clip indicator. “Clipping” indicates that the signal has overloaded,
and will sound distorted (“clipped”).
The green area represents normal levels, while red indicates an overload.
Ideally, the sounds should remain in the green and avoid the red
altogether. Unlike analog recording, where it's good to get a “hot” high
signal, digital recordings need to absolutely avoid high levels since any
overload of the signal will result in clipping and a ruined recording.
Press the [R.Aud] button to start recording audio. The Record Audio
dialog will open. This dialog displays the mono/stereo status of the
recording. If you want to change to/from stereo (to/from mono), press
the [Audio Options] button in this dialog. The mono/stereo track status
is also indicated on the Title bar at the top of the screen.