I. Setup Microphones

Before turning computer on adjust the microphones

1. Plug in microphone cable to jack #1 in talent booth. (if two mics are needed use jacks 1 & 2)
2. Squeeze the ears on the mic clip and gently slide the mic into the clip with the grill pointing down on the gold dot facing the talent.
3. Plug mic cable into the mic.  Make sure it is clear of traffic and anything that could damage it or pull over the mic stand.
4. Adjust the mic stand height and angle to get the mic at mouth height for the talent.
5. Adjust pop screen to a position between the mic and the talent’s mouth.

*adjusting the distance between the talent and the mic will affect the tonal characteristics of the recording.  The closer the talent is to the mike, the more bass response you will receive. 

II. Computer

1. Press power button on the computer.
2. Computer should automatically log in as onu – onu.  If it does not, contact IT.

III. ProTools Setup

1. Start ProTools from dock. (the dock is a pop up menu that appears when you mouse over it, it is located at the left end of the screen.
2. In ProTools, go to File and select “New Session”
   1. Create your session in : Sound Files> Student Projects> (your name and session number)
   2. The session parameters should read.

Audio File Type            BWF (.wav)
Sample Rate                 44.1 KHz
I/O Settings                  Last Used
Bit Depth                      24 Bit
“Enforce Mac/PC Compatibility” should be selected

               c. Click Save

3. Go to File and select “New Track"

Select “New Mono Audio Track” and press “Create”

4. Go to Windows and select “Show Mix”

In the middle of the channel there should be 3 equal sized buttons that read: Mic/Line 1, Analog 1-2, and Auto Read. 

5. Go to Windows and select “Show Edit”
6. Setting Levels
   1. Press the “R” button on the channels you want to record.  They should turn red.
   2. Have the talent check the mic from their normal position and level.  The green meter next to the talent should go almost into red, but not the clip.

IV. Recording with ProTools

1. Make sure the “R” button is only pressed on the tracks you want to record.
2. Press the record button on the transport (far right button).  It should begin to flash in red.
3. Press the play button on the transport to start recording
4. You should be in “Edit View.”  From this view you will see the time line moving from left to right and leaving a red path.  If the path is not red, you are not recording.
5. Press the stop button to quit recording.
6. Click on the channel “R” button to take it out of record mode.
7. To Play Back Recordings
   1. Use the mouse or transport control to move the timeline to the place you want to listen to.
   2. Press the play button of the space bar to start playback.

V. Exporting your Recording

1. Go to File and select “Bounce to Disk”
2. Select the following Bounce options”

Source                        Analog 1-2 Stereo
            File Type                     BWF (.wav)
            Format                        Stereo Interleaved
            Resolution                  16
            Sample Rate              44100
            Select “Convert During Bounce”

3. Select “Bounce”
4. Place black CD-R in the drive

Press eject button at the top right of the keyboard to open and close the drive.

5. Name your file
6. Under “where” select the down arrow to expand the view
7. Scroll to the left and look for “Untitled CD” and click on it
8. Select “Save”
9. Drag the CD icon on the desktop to the trash in the pop up menu and drop in.  The trash will look like a radiation symbol.
10. A window will appear asking you if you want to burn the CD.  This will close the disk and make is un-writable in the future.  If you have other things you need to put on the disk press “cancel” and eject the disk.

VI. Turning off the System

1. Shutdown the computer (do not select log off)
2. Unplug any microphones that you plugged in.