Main Interface

There are three main sections of the main interface; the menus, the toolbar, and the status bar.

 

Menu

The main menus are File, Edit, Media, View, and Help.

The Media menu allows you to select a function from a menu, as well as use the hot keys.

Toolbar

 

Stop

F5

Stops audio playback or recording

 

Beginning

Shift+F6

Moves the audio playback position to the beginning of the audio file

 

Skip Back

F6

Moves the audio playback position back one step interval as configure in View, Playback Speed.

 

Play

F8

Starts audio playback from where the audio playback position is.

 

Play Speed

 

 

Opens a dialog to control playback speed.

 

Skip Forward

F7

Moves the audio playback position forward step interval as configure in View, Playback Speed.

 

End

Shift+F7

Moves the audio playback position to the end of the audio file.

 

Record (Append)

F2

Starts recording at the end of the audio file.

 

Record (Insert)

F3

Starts recording and inserts audio recorded at the audio playback position.

 

Record (Overwrite)

F4

Records over selected audio. In order to use the overwrite function, you need to mark the beginning location of what you wish to overwrite. This is done with the Mark Beginning and Mark End buttons.

To overwrite audio, follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Press the Mark Beginning button when the audio playback position is where you wish to start overwriting, and the Mark End button when the audio playback position is where you wish to stop overwriting. CustomMike should look something like this:

 

Step 2: Press the Record (Overwrite) button.

 

Mark Beginning

F11

 

Sets where to start overwrite of audio.

 

Mark End

F12

 

Sets where to end overwrite of audio.

 

Volume Levels

 

 

Displays the Volume window.

 

 

Status Bar

The status bar contains information on which device is being used to control CustomMike, and the recording position of when recording audio. There is also a button that opens the File Information window.