M-AUDIO DMAN - Manual (Page 28)

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write protected and you cannot overwrite new data onto this
file. Click on this box to toggle between write protection
on/off.
Defining a New Audio File
When you select the open file button and specify a new audio file
by entering a new filename, the Select Tape Format dialog box
appears, allowing you to select the attributes of the new audio
file. This section describes the file attribute options. Refer to
“Select Tape Format Dialog Box” diagram below.
Select Tape Format Dialog Box
The formatting you select depends upon what you are recording
and your personal preferences. Higher quality recordings require
more disk space; lower quality recordings require less disk space.
If you are recording voice input, a lower quality recording
generally plays back with acceptable quality. If you are recording
high-fidelity input and desire the highest quality recording, select
the highest quality recording attributes that your disk storage
space can support.
With experience, you will learn what attributes best suit your
recording needs. Refer to “Audio Formats” section for the disk
space requirements of some typical recording formats. The
following are descriptions of each field in the Select Tape Format
dialog box:
Format - Selects the type of formatting to use during
recording.
PCM - PCM is uncompressed audio and provides the
best sound quality. It also consumes the most disk space.