H4n Handy Recorder Tutorial

By: Carolyn McKenzie

Slide the bar to turn on the audio recorder

Decide which mode is appropriate for your

project.

STEREO MODE

Your audio will be recorded through the top two microphones.

4CH MODEUse this mode if you wish to record audio with the top two microphones AND additional microphones. Insert the additional microphones at the bottom of the recorder.

MTR MODEYou can record using effects, overdubbing, and mixing track levels after recording.

Warning: Extremely complicated and probably not what you need.

To select the mode, push the MENU button.

Scroll down using the wheel

until MODE is highlighted. Push

the wheel to select. Highlight the MODE you

desire and push the wheel again.

Before you start recording, make sure you do not

record unwanted

background noise by utilizing

our fabulous Lady Gaga sound

booth.

To begin recording, hit

the record button twice.

Hitting it once will only

put the device on standby.

To pause the recording, press pause. To stop the recording, press stop. To play your recording, hit play.

Quite simple.

To change folders into which you are recording your files, select the “1”

button.

To view individual files in that folder, select the “2” button.

To delete, rename, encode, or get information about a file, select the file name by pushing the wheel.

MENU will serve as the “back” button.

If you find the recording/playback volume of your audio is too low or high, you can adjust volumes using the sides.

To upload your audio to a computer, plug the H4n Handy Recorder using its USB cable.

Then select Storage on the H4n Audio Recorder Screen.

PC Users….

This box should appear. Select “Open

folder to view files.”

However, it is very likely this convenient box will not appear. In this case select:

Start (My) Computer Removable Disk (E)

MAC Users:Double click the file that appears as you plug in the audio recorder.

PC and MAC Users

Select the MODE you recorded with to access your files.

Select the Folder into which you recorded.

You can import the file by dragging and dropping to your desktop

OR

by importing into a music software like Windows Media Player or iTunes. Left click the file and select a software

to “Add” the file too.

Now, your audio recording is an accessible file on your computer.

Enjoy!For further assistance ask a member of the eStudio staff.

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