Grass Valley Aurora Edit LD v.6.3 - Manual (Page 84)

84 Aurora Edit LD User Guide September 14, 2007
Chapter 8 Audio
Adding Voiceovers to Your Sequence
Adding a voiceover to a sequence replaces the current audio with audio you record.
This is used mainly for adding voice to video footage.
Required Equipment
In order to record voiceovers with Aurora Edit LD, you need to have the following
equipment installed on your computer:
• Microphone
• USB pre amplifier; Thomson Grass Valley recommends one of the following
products:
• Tascam US-122—USB Audio/MIDI Interface; www.tascam.com
• M-Audio Mobil EPRE USB—USB Bus-Powered Preamp & Audio Interface;
www.m-audio.com
Configuring Your System
To record voiceovers, you need to install and configure the microphone pre-amplifier.
The mic pre-amplifier mixes the audio, avoiding a latency problem. Follow the
instructions that came with the pre-amplifier to configure as follows:
1. Plug your computer speakers into the mic pre-amplifier.
2. Plug the microphone into the mic pre-amplifier.
3. Connect the pre-amplifier to your PC.
You also need to disable your PC’s sound card and configure your PC to use the
pre-amplifier:
1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Sounds & Audio Devices .
2. Click on the Audio tab.
3. Choose the pre-amplifier for Sound Playback and Sound Recording.
4. Click OK .