ELAN Home Systems Digital Music Server User Manual

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To record from the line-in connectors:

Once you have created a new session the

Line-In Record

screen allows you to begin the recording process:

If your

Line-in Source

is the

Analog Input

, you will need to

set the recording

Gain

to an appropriate level. To achieve the

best quality recording try to play the loudest passage from the
music you are going to record and set the gain such that the
loudest peaks are in the yellow region of the signal level
meters. The

Peak Level dB

indicator shows the maximum

level reached so far.

To adjust the recording gain setting for the Analog Input:

• Highlight

the

Gain (dB)

option and press

✔

Select

• Highlight the gain adjust option you wish to use. Left and

Right channel gain can be adjusted independently, or
select Level to adjust both channels simultaneously.

• Use

the < or > keys to adjust the gain setting to ensure

that the loudest peaks in volume are in the yellow region

of the signal level meters. Press

Clear

at any time to

reset the peak level marker.

• Press

✔

to confirm your settings and return to the

Line-In Record

screen.

Note: If you have selected either the coaxial or optical
digital input as your

line-in

source the gain setting may

not be altered. The

signal

indicator in this case will show

whether a valid digital connection has been made. If the
signal indicator shows

‘protected’

the current digital

source has been copy protected and may not be recorded
onto your VIA!dj using the digital inputs.

To edit the album details:

All the recordings made in this line-in recording session will be
placed in a new album. This album is automatically assigned a
name such as Album 4, Artist 7; it will also be placed in the

Unclassifiable

genre. You can edit these details at any stage

in the recording session as follows on the next page:

• From

the

Line-In Record

screen highlight the

Album

option and press

Edit.

(See screen in the next column)

To edit the album name and artist name:

• Highlight the item you want to edit and press

Edit.

• Edit the album name and artist name using the alpha

numeric keys on your VIA!dj remote control or by using
the text grid on the VIA!dj front panel.

• Press

to confirm the new name.

To edit the genre:

• Highlight

the

Genre

option and press

Edit.

• Select a genre, then press

✔

Select

key to confirm your

choice.

To edit the names of any tracks you have already
recorded:

• Highlight

the

Edit tracks

option and press

✔

Select.

• Highlight the track name you wish to edit and press

Edit.

• Edit the track name using the alphanumeric keys on your

VIA!dj remote control or by using the text

grid

on the

VIA!dj front panel.

• Press

✔

to confirm the new name.

For more information on entering and editing names see the
chapter called

Entering and Editing names

, p.23-24.

To begin recording a new track:

• From

the

Line-In Record

screen, press

Start

At any time while the

Line-In Record

screen is visible you can

press

II Pause

to pause the recording. You can resume the

recording again by pressing

Start

Recording will begin immediately; the track will automatically
be named “Session Track 1”.

Each recording session is limited to a maximum duration; the

[Remaining]

indicator shows how much time remains for this

session. To change the maximum recording duration:

• Highlight

the

Time

[Remaining]

option and press

Edit.

• Use

the

or > keys to increase or decrease the dura-

tion. The amount of recording time available at the cur-
rent quality setting is displayed above.

• Press

✔

to confirm the new setting.

Note: the maximum recording length for a single track is approxi-
mately 3 hours. If this duration is exceeded a new track will be
created automatically and recording will continue.

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