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POCKETRAK CX Owner’s Manual
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Recording
Before recording
The POCKETRAK CX enables you to optimize your recordings by setting the Recording mode,
ALC (Auto Level Control) function, microphone sensitivity, High Pass (Low Cut) filter and other
functions. This section explains Recording mode and the ALC function. Please refer to the Refer-
ence Manual for information on the other functions.
About Recording mode
The POCKETRAK CX records audio in the MP3 or PCM (WAV) format. As a rule of thumb, select
“PCM 44.1kHz” (better sound quality) for Recording mode to record a musical performance.
Select “MP3 128kbps” (smaller data size) to record musical practice sessions or conference
meetings.
Recording mode and application examples
Available recording time (with the included 2GB microSD card)
Recording
format
Sampling frequency
or bit rate
File
extension
Application examples
PCM
48 kHz
.WAV
Recording a musical performance, creating a
master recording, creating a CD, and recording
other original sound sources
44.1 kHz
MP3
320 kbps
.MP3
High-quality recording of musical practice ses-
sions, conference meetings, etc. compressed
into a smaller size file
192 kbps
128 kbps
64 kbps
Recordings for which extended duration is more
important than sound quality (“32kbps” indi-
cates a monaural recording.)
32 kbps
Recording mode
Available recording time
(estimated)
PCM 48 kHz About 2 hours 50 minutes
* If you record multiple files, the total avail-
able recording time will be shorter than
those estimated above.
* If you are using a 2GB or larger microSD
card, the largest available recording
space (for continuous recording) is 2GB.
PCM 44.1 kHz About 3 hours 5 minutes
MP3 320 kbps About 13 hours 35 minutes
MP3 192 kbps About 22 hours 45 minutes
MP3 128 kbps About 34 hours 5 minutes
MP3 64 kbps About 68 hours 15 minutes
MP3 32 kbps About 136 hours 30 minutes