Summary of the content on the page No. 1
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
24/96, we recommend that you carefully study the enclosed product manual, either after completing the
process described in this guide or before.
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
English 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. What’s In the Box Wh
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
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 Media.” < Press in on the [NAV] wheel. The LCD will read “Format Media?” < Press in on the [NAV] wheel again. The display will read “Are You S
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
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. < Y ou 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. T
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
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
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
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. < Explore the contents of the CD-ROM by double-clickin
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
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 CD- ROM 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. While you may have enough information to use the MicroTrack 24/96 to record
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Certain software contained in this product is copyrighted work of PortalPlayer, Inc. © PortalPlayer, Inc. 1999-2005. All Rights Reserved. PortalPlayer and the PortalPlayer logo are trademarks owned by PortalPlayer, Inc. POR T ALPLA YER Supply of this product does not convey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue-generating broadcast systems (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet,
