Part 2 - Transferring your recording from the Marantz to the computer.

• Note that when using a standard PC, the software used is Adobe Audition. On a Mac it is Soundbooth.
• Make sure the USB cable (found in the bag with the Marantz is attached to both the Martanz and the computer.
• For a successful recording upload, on a 660 Marantz, once the USB is plugged in, the power must be then turnt off and the copy button held down, whilst turning the power back on. On a 661 Marantz there is no need for this, the copying is done as soon as the USB is attached at both ends.
• In order to edit material, firstly you must save the recording onto an external hardrive such as a memory stick.
• Find the Adobe audition package under programs.
• Make sure the USB icon is visible on the screen and look for your recording. In ours, it appeared as a music file.
• Open the file, which needs to be a wave file. If it is a PK file, then the recording will show up as blank.
• Put either the speakers on or headphones into the computer socket.
• Tip: If no sound is playing, hold down number 1 at the left hand side of the monitor until it beeps. This should enable you to hear the recording. (Press 1 to use the PCs and 2 to switch back to using Macs).
• Once into Adobe audition, the two most common icons used are the Edit and the Multitrack icon. The multitrack icon is used to mix different tracks together.
• The green bar at the top of the page shows the whole recording. If you shrink the bar, this will represent the proportion of recording you are analysing and where exactly it is. The zoom icon allows you to be precise. You are also able to move the green bar to see how editing has effected the recording as a whole.
• Click left and drag the cursor to delete parts of the recording or cut them and move them elsewhere.
• Check out effects such as amplifying, pitch bender, pop functions and hiss reduction, to change the overall effect and impression of the recording.
• Lastly, you can undo anything you have done, until the point of saving the work to the computer. Note, after saving to the external hardrive, you can still undo any changes.