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    PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 Amazing 24 bit/192 kHz ultr a-high sound quality!! Easy to transport!! Lightweigh t 4-channel recorder!! 4-channel simultaneous recording techniques ar e thoroughly e xplained!![...]

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    2 Compact 4-channel Recorder The functions needed for 4-channel recording ha ve been condensed into a unit the size of a palm. W ith just one R-44, you can per form complete 4-channel recording . It weighs a mere 1.3 kg , even with four AA batteries and an SD car d. R-44 F eatur es Obsession with Quality Y ou can record at 24 bit/192 kHz, far bette[...]

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    3 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 1 Situation P ractical Use T echnique Situation 1 : Recording A coustic Instruments .......................... p. 4 Situation 2 : Recording Band P er formances .............................. p . 8 Situation 3 : Recording C oncerts ................................................[...]

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    4 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Recor ding Ac oustic Instruments 1 Using the R-44 allow s you to realistically rec ord a variety of instrumental per formances . W e introduce sever al recor ding tips here . Preparing to Rec ord • Connect two microphones (DR-80C) to the R-44. • It ’ s convenient to use a [...]

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    5 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 4-channel Recording Since you can recor d on 4 channels simultaneously , you can try setting microphones in di erent locations around the instrument. For example , you can recor d near the instrument (on-mic) and far from the instrument to r[...]

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    6 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Instrument Recor ding T echniques Aim from the front Aim from slightly below Pop Guard Sound Hole Set at an angle from the fret side Aim from the front Point-blank Record the sound of the guitar or bass directly Capture the sound as heard in the room Move apart a little bit Guit[...]

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    7 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Aim at the top Aim from the front Adjusting the balance between the sound of attack and reverberations Adjusting the balance the strings and the sound board Unlike recording smaller instruments , when you recor d sound from a piano you want to [...]

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    8 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Matching the Recording L ev els Before r ecording the band performance, consider the song structure and  nd the place in the song where the volume is the loudest. Adjust so that the R-44 level meter goes as high as possible but falls just short of the C (clip level) at maximu[...]

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    9 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 4-channel Recording Record the band performance in one shot with four channels Because you can recor d four channels simultaneously , you can record all four parts (vocals, guitar , bass, and drums), each on a separate channel, at the same time[...]

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    10 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Matching the Recording L ev els Y ou should  nd out the maximum volume during rehearsals befor e the performance begins. It is di cult to adjust the v olume level after the performance begins. Y ou should match the recording lev el before the actual performance. V olume i[...]

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    11 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 4-channel Recording Here, we describe ho w to perform basic recordings using f our channels. These examples use four DR-80C microphones. F or details on microphone settings see “Setting and Placing M icrophones in Arenas or Concert Halls” [...]

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    12 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Setting and Placing Microphones in Arenas or C oncert Halls Because sound can change just by changing the microphone positions , microphone placement in arenas and concert halls is extremely impor tant. The best placement can be hard to  nd because the sound echoes di ere[...]

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    13 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Choir Piano Conductor If distanc e is too far, lyrics will be hard to understand Auxiliary Microphones Auxiliary Microphones Main Microphones Y ou should also record the audience to capture the live f eel of a performance. Set dedicated microp[...]

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    14 Situation 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Recor ding Outdoor Sounds 4 Y ou can rec ord the sounds of natur e, lik e bird , cat, dog and other animal noises, the sound of rain, or the babbling of a br ook. Here, w e describe several tips on how to r ecord in the out doors. Matching the Recording L ev els Y ou [...]

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    15 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 4-channel Recording Recording with Surround Sound Recently , words like surr ound sound and 5.1 channel have become c ommon along with the popularization of DVDs. With the ability to do 4-channel simultaneous recor ding, the R-44 can make surr[...]

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    16 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 1 Advan tages of Using the R-44 t o Record Sound f or Video Using the R-44 to recor d sound for video has the f ollowing merits. Y ou should try using the R-44 with video  lming. • Better sound than recording with the video camer a’ s microphone Sampling rates up to 192 [...]

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    17 PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Editing Y our Recor dings to Cr eat e a CD or DVD 2 Creating CDs Have you ev er wanted to hav e someone listen to your music that you r ecorded? If so , CDs are better than cassette tapes. A CD is more likely to get hear d because CD players ,[...]

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    18 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Deleting Unnecessary Parts There are man y cases when you’ll want t o edit the sound after recording , for example to erase the  rst  ve sec onds that aren ’t needed. In these cases, you can use the Window s version of the Cakewalk SONAR7 series (sold separately) to e[...]

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    19 2 Applied T echnique 3 Appendix Situation Practical Use T echnique 1 Microphones / Di erenc e Between Sensitivity and V olume Di erence Between Sensitivity and V olume PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE EDIROL R-44 Microphones Microphone T ypes There are two main types of microphone structures . It is impor tant to choose the microphone best suited fo[...]

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    Visit us online at www.EDIROL.c om Copyright © 2008 ROLAND CORPORA TION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORA TION. Recorder Section Channels 4 Data T ype Format : WA V/BWF Sampling Bit Rate 16/24-bit Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz/48 kHz/88.2 kHz/96 kH z/ 192 k[...]