How To Setup a Channel For 24/7 Audio Logging
On the Logger main Screen press the setting button for the channel you want to configure
The settings button is only active when the Channel is not recording
When the Schedule page opens Simply Enter in the appropriate Data and select from the avaliable Options
Stream ID - is just a simple Identifier for the Channel, this appears on the main screen only
Note - Add Notes about the channel here, or any technical information you may need to refrence later
COM Control/Skim - This will be covered in the skimming section of the manual, leave unchecked for 24/7 Logging
Monitor Silence - Select this option to enable silence detection, Silence Detection configuration will be covered in the Silence Detector Section
Input Source - Select the audio record device to use
Subtype - If supported by the Audio Card the subtype can be used to select the input on the audio card, generally this will just say Master Volume
Input Channels - Select if you want to Use the Left, Right ot Left and Right from the audio card. This feature will allow you to use a single device for dual channel logging using the left for one source and the right for the other.
File Format - Select the Format you want for the Files. Your options are
PCM - Uncompressed Wav file
MP2 - Mpeg 1 Layer 2 Compression
MP3 - Mpeg 1 Layer 2 Compression
MP4 - AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) Compression
OGG - Ogg Vorbis Compression
FLAC - Free Loseless Audio Codec
Record Frequency - This is the sample rate for the destination file, if using compression it is better to use a higher sample rate so that it has more samples to compress from
Depending on the File Format you pick you will get options for the quality of the recording either by bitrate, a Quality level or number of Bits
File Prefix - This is the prefix for the filename, after the prefix the file is -YY-MM-DD-HH-MM.ext
Recording File Lengths - Decide how long you would like your segments to be....
15 minutes will spilt the recording on the quarter hour
30 Minutes will split the recording at the top and the bottom of the hour
60 Minutes will split at the top of the hour
Depending on when you start the logger generally the first segment will be smaller then the rest.
Storage Path - This is the drive and folder path or where to record the files
Delete After... - you can set the logger to automatically ourge audio after so many days, this is advisable so that your drive won't constantly fill up with audio files.
Once you have made all your Selection press the "Save" button
Back on the main screen press the "Start Logging" button to begin the record