ESI
Rekord M
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7. time display, shows length of file (no playback), length of recording (when recording) or
position of the file (during playback).
8.
memory status in percent, shows the available memory
9. shows if automatic gain adjustment is enabled (
AUTO
) or disabled (empty). If enabled, Rekord
M automatically adjusts the input gain which is good for voice recording but often not desired
for music recordings. If
INT
&
WIDE
are selected as input,
AUTO
is always enabled. If
EXT
is
selected,
AUTO
is optional. If
LINE
is selected,
AUTO
cannot be used.
10.
status section and file name display. This section usually shows the file name, but also shows
the current status of your recording or the volume slider while adjusting the volume.
11.
transport display, shows if you are recording, playing, in pause mode or in stop mode.
3. Recording & Playback
Power On/Off
To switch on Rekord M, press and hold the P
LAY
/P
AUSE
button in the middle. A short ESI logo
animation will show you that the unit is switching itself on. Once ready, you can see the main LCD
screen as shown in the diagram in chapter 2.
To switch off Rekord M, also press and hold the P
LAY
/P
AUSE
button in the middle. The ESI logo
will appear again and get smaller, the screen will get darker – until the unit is switched off
completely.
Input Source selection
To select the input source, you need to use the
INT/EXT/LINE
slider switch on the bottom right side
of Rekord M. Further input adjustments can be done using the
FUNC
button above the slider
switch. It is very important that you do this before starting to record. You cannot change the input
source after a recording has been initiated. The following input sources are available:
A.
internal stereo microphone, for local recording
with automatic gain adjustment,
optimized for voice and vocal recordings with the Rekord M placed at a fixed position.
In this mode,
INT
will be displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD screen and
AUTO
is
displayed in middle of the LCD screen. The slider switch is set to
INT
. To toggle between
INT
(A) and
WIDE
(B), use the
FUNC
button.
B.
internal stereo microphone, for wide recording
with automatic gain adjustment,
optimized for voice and ambient recordings with the Rekord M placed at a fixed
position or moving. In this mode,
WIDE
will be displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD
screen and
AUTO
is displayed in middle of the LCD screen. The slider switch is set to
INT
. To
toggle between
INT
(A) and
WIDE
(B), use the
FUNC
button.
C.
external mono microphone (dynamic),
with or without automatic gain adjustment,
optimized for recordings with the microphone placed at a fixed position. In this mode,
EXT
will be displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD screen. Automatic gain control can be