From: Dave Jones, HFP Acoustical <dave_at_hfpacoustical.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:47:24 -0500

As a check, after you press the "play/pause" button while in the recording
screen, the square symbol in the middle of the top row of the LCD will turn
into a circle (i.e. from "stop" to "record"). Also, the file size counter
will start to tick upwards (if you have split time = off) and the recording
time counter will start to tick upwards. I always check these things before
I assume that the Archos is recording anything.

> > game, and a concert in the last week. The really annoying part is,
> > that the bloody sound comes through the headphones even when it's not
> > recording anything.

That's so you can set the level before you start the recording. I think
it's actually a "feature".

> > have been the recording just isn't there. I also understood that
> > recordings are always put into the recordings directory, but I usually
> > seem to find them in the root directory.

> > the quality to 7, (I'm going to convert later to .ogg for a friend, so
> > want the best quality recording I can get for conversion, to minimise
> > the effect of double lossy format. Channels to stereo, directory to
> > current directory. Pre-record time to off. . Time split to off.

If you set the directory setting to "/recordings" then they will appear
there, your current setting is "current directory" which means they get
placed where ever you are when you enter the recording screen.





Dave






At 01:15 PM 6/21/2004, you wrote:

>You need to press the "play/pause" (center) button to start the actual
>recording after getting into the recording page. It sounds like you are
>getting into the recording page (one press) but not starting the recording
>(a second press).
>
>When you enter the recording page, it is ready to record, but not
>recording (you can adjust the recording level properly by using the up and
>down keys).
>
>If you are recording, pressing the "play/pause" button again starts a new
>recording, so pressing it an extra time isn't fatal.
>
>Pressing the "off" button BRIEFLY stops the recording but you are still in
>the recording page. DO NOT HOLD IT! Pressing "off" briefly a second time
>exits the page (IIRC).
>
>DO NOT HOLD THE OFF BUTTON TO STOP THE RECORDING because Rockbox won't be
>able to properly close the file before the AJR hardware turns off the
>power. The result is that you will have all the audio (except the last
>second or so) on the disk, but not visible. You can recover the file with
>Windows file recovery tools if you need to and nothing has overwritten it
>in the meantime.
>
>gvb
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se
> > [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]On Behalf Of rinty
> > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 2:00 PM
> > To: Rockbox development
> > Subject: problem recording with V1
> >
> >
> > Hi all, I don't know what I'm doing wrong here, but I need some help
> > urgently.
> >
> > I'm finding that for no reason that I can work out, my Archos v.1 is
> > not recording most of the time. I'm finding that the file that should
> > have been the recording just isn't there. I also understood that
> > recordings are always put into the recordings directory, but I usually
> > seem to find them in the root directory.
> >
> > I'll run through what I'm doing briefly, and if anyone can help, I'd
> > be really grateful. I really need to get this sorted by midnight BST,
> > (5 hours from now. I want to record a vintage radio series which
> > isn't on FM, so I'm using DAB, although the sound quality is slightly
> > less good.
> >
> > I'm recording from my portable DAB radio to the archos. I've gone
> > into the recording settings menu, and set it as follows.
> >
> > the source to line in, (I'm using the headphone socket of a portable
> > radio), and the MM3.5socket on the bottom left of the archos. Ideally
> > I'd use digital, so if I need to do anything different, please let me
> > know.
> >
> > the quality to 7, (I'm going to convert later to .ogg for a friend, so
> > want the best quality recording I can get for conversion, to minimise
> > the effect of double lossy format. Channels to stereo, directory to
> > current directory. Pre-record time to off. . Time split to off.
> >
> > I then come out of the settings menu, and click the "start recording"
> > tab, and I think it's recording, because I here the radio programme
> > through the headphones. I thought I could adjust the record volume by
> > use of the updown volume controls, but it appears not. When I want to
> > stop the recording, (after about half an hour), I press the off button
> > briefly. I seem, for some reason, to have to do this twice before I
> > get a result. If it's any clue, sometimes it records, but most often
> > not. I'm getting thoroughly pissed off, as I've missed an England
> > game, and a concert in the last week. The really annoying part is,
> > that the bloody sound comes through the headphones even when it's not
> > recording anything.
> >
> > Please Please Please help!!!!, sorry if the strong language offends,
> > but frustration is my best friend currently: there's going to be an
> > imprint of the shape of an archos on my wall in a minute!!.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
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