User's Manual - Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Cornell University

Chapter 1: Getting StartedWhen more than one signal window is open, the command panel alwaysrefers to the active window (the one window in which the title bar is striped).As usual in the Mac world, you activate a window by clicking anywhere in itwith the mouse. You can also activate a window by choosing its name fromthe Windows menu (this is handy if you can’t find a window because it’shidden behind others).You can paste portions of signals copied or cut from one window into another,provided that the two signals were recorded with the same sampling rate.(Sampling rate is discussed in Appendix A.)See the section on “Calibrations and signal editing” in Chapter 4 for adiscussion of pasting data between signals that are calibrated differently.Recording a signalThis section provides a brief introduction to recording sounds with Canary.Chapter 2 discusses recording options in more detail.If your Macintosh is equipped with a sound recording device, you can useCanary to record new signals. Recent Macintosh models (including Performa,Centris, Quadra, Powerbook, and PowerMac models) come with a built-insound recording port that can take input either from a microphone (suppliedwith the Macintosh) or from a line input connection, which can be connectedto any standard audio output device. If your Macintosh does not have a builtinsound input port, you can add recording capability with a MacRecorder(from MacroMedia, Inc.). 1Close any signal windows that are presently open on the screen, and selectRecord... from the Process menu. 2 A dialog box similar to the one shown inFigure 1.18 will appear. Depending on what model of Macintosh you areworking on, the dialog box you see may differ slightly from the one shown inthe figure. The different forms of controls that appear on different Mac modelsare discussed in Chapter 2.1 Although Canary may also work with other third-party recording devices for theMacintosh, MacRecorder is the only device with which the program has beenthoroughly tested.2 You don’t have to close open windows before recording; however, doing so makesmore memory available, which allows you to record a longer signal.Canary 1.2 User’s Manual 31