Introduction For research outside the building, we have some solid state recorders available. You can borrow them from the lab technicians in room 0.09. Be aware that you have to reserve a recorder in the reservation system in advance. We have one Zoom H4 compactflash audio recorder available, which is available in the reservation system CF…

This is a troubleshooting guide for problems you might encounter with audio recordings. The solutions make use of the audio editting program Audacity Troubleshooting The audio is not loud enough Normalize audio Loudness in seperate recordings varies too much Normalize audio Within one audio clip, sound levels fluctuate too much Compression Hard Limiter There is…

Introduction This how-to describes how to record audio when using a microphone that is connected to your computer through a mixer board (or mixer) and which settings to use. This how-to is especially useful to read, if you have encountered problems with clipping. It is always advisable to make a test recording and see if…

Default settings for the Precision INtegrating Sound Level Meter Type 2230 BK are as follows: Detector: RMS Power: On Time Weighting: Fast Mode: Operate Display: SPL FSD: FSD selects the measurement range of meter. Recommended values for use in the lab are 90 (30-83dB) or 100 (40-93dB) Sound Incidence: Frontal All | max/min | pause:…

Introduction First connect the USB cable to the microphone and to the computer. The first time you do this, the computer will detect the presence of new hardware and install some drivers. When the installation is finished, the microphone might be working right away. But when it doesn’t, check the settings as described below. Troubleshooting guidelines…