Chris, Very well done! Just purchased the PodTrak P4 and your info is tremendous! Looking forward to viewing more videos! Cheers!!

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate your comment here 🌸. Happy recording.

well done-- I use my P4 exclusively now

Your information was very in depth I just got lost in all the details. Working on it and watching multiple times.

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Hope you will find all you are looking for.

Very Use Full Information. Thanks

thanks Chris, I"m loving the Podtrak4, needed to know how to put my own recording on the sd card for the soundpad. this answered all my questions.

@ChrisSpiegl

Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear. Thanks for your comment.

Thank you! God Bless! 🙏

@ChrisSpiegl

11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

Thanks for this!

Thank you this helped a lot

@ChrisSpiegl

11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear!

Brilliant!

Thanks for sharing! Great information.

@ChrisSpiegl

9 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful.

Whoa, buddy! This information is incredibly helpful... do you have any suggestions for how to focus an ADHD-addled brain trying to consume and process all of this Information? 🤪

Hi Chris it’s Very helpful thank you! One question can I pause when I am recording and continue after while. If yes how ? Thank you in advance

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can press the play/pause ⏯ button while recording. Then the recording button will blink until you press the play/pause again. Pressing the Stop Button ⏹ or the rec button will stop recording.

Can you download your intro and outtros directly to the p4 with the SD card inside it or only to the SD card first then accessing them when you add back the SD card ?

Could you help wine with an issue? When I add my own sounds to the SD card, the zoom will not register the sounds at all. MP3 or Wav. How do you get new sounds or what file type should I use so they show up so I can assign them?

Olá...tem alguma dica de sites com efeitos sonoros para acioná-los durante uma transmissão a partir do canal 4 pelo usb-c enviado ao computador? Adorei seus vídeos sobre o P4....parabéns!

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Cesar, I do not have any special sites which I could recommend. But I am sure there are some out there which could work for you.

Could You tell me what programa can I use to convert MP3 to WAW exactly characteristic I tried yo convert online but the podtrack it does not detect the dile

can the custom sound effects be mp3 files?

Hello, very instructive video, thanks! I don't have the Podtrak P4 yet, but the owner manual (page 33) precises that it is only possible to assign .WAV / 44.1kHz / 16bits to the sound pads buttons. No MP3? Very frustating to me because I need this feature! Some people on internet say that the Podtrak P4 automatically converts MP3 to WAV / 44.1kHz / 16bits, others say that it doesn't! I'm confused... I don't know if you tried? Your videos about the Podtrak P4 are perfect Chris. Keep going!

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the positive feedback. I appreciate it a lot. About the conversion: the device can do the conversion - I have seen it done. However, it can’t do all the conversions. And in my opinion… I would always do the conversion before loading the files into the PodTrak. Reason being that the conversion in the PodTrak is incredibly slow and it doesn’t support all file conversions to begin with. Considering that this is a process that usually is not done daily, I think it’s not really a problem. ☺️

@cm4340

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl you're THE ONE! Quick and perfect answer. Thank you so much. I made the research and an easy way to play or convert files (all audio AND video formats) is the great and open source project "VLC" www.videolan.org/vlc/ Available for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android. If anyone has another idea, you're welcome. Please tell me: DAW? Fre:AC? online websites? Bye Chris, bis bald. 😉

Hey friend could you record a segment into the P4 from the computer and then add it to one of the sample pads? How long can that sample pad recording need to be? Thanks.

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

You can record whatever you want and select that WAV file to be played back on the P4 in the sound pads. I do not think that there is a maximum length in terms of the sound pads assignable sounds. It just plays back whatever file you assign. But if you want to record something from the computer onto the P4 and use that as a Soundpad, why not just convert that audio and directly transfer it onto the SD card?

Thanks for making this content! If you overwrite the sound on the sd card with another sound with similar name, would you be able to play the new sound with the assigned sound pad?

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure why you would have to overwrite any names? You can simply select a different sound in the menu to bind to one of the keys?

@BrianPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl there's only 4 assigned keys so if I had multiple audio to play, I want to try to replace existing files with a different sound. Use case from your example: if I have multiple caller audio files to play

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianPhoto So, you'd want to replace the files while recording at the same time? That would not work, simply because the SD-Card mode can not be activated while you are already recording. However, if that was your question, you are planning to have the Zoom P4 connected to a computer while recording, so why not just play the audio files on the computer, output the sound to the P4 and that way have them recorded? Much more versatile, and can be combined with programs like Farrago (crsp.li/farrago) for easy sound pad use.

@BrianPhoto

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl thanks I will check it out now!

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianPhoto Good luck and happy recording 🌸.

Chris, first of all great video. Are the files for the 4 sound pads stored on the P4 hard drive once they have been assigned from SD card or must SD card remain inserted even after files have been assigned? Thanks.

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

My understanding is that they stay on the SD Card and are only available when the SD card has the appropriate files. However, I don't remember exactly and don't have access to the P4 any longer to test.

@TheDanLovallo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris.

@JamieSmith-fz2mz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDanLovallo I've loaded 4 files up to the 4 sound pads, and you are correct: they reside ON THE SD CARD. This is a bit of a pain in the arse because I will probably lose that card and have to start over.

@stanleytam5429

Жыл бұрын

Do any of you know how long each assigned pad could be?

One problem with using the pads for listener questions is I can't find out how to pass that audio back to my remote guests or co-host who I'm talking with on Zoom. It records it, but do you know how to send the soundpad back to my guests?

@kodycheyne

Жыл бұрын

Same. Did you ever figure this out?

Can you do this on a computer, like plug it in and do it quicker via some easy software?

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

If you mean you'd like to add sound pad sounds via a computer? Yes, you can put any recording onto the buttons. Just put it onto the SD Card and then you can choose it that way.

Can the "built-in" sounds be deleted/ (overwritten) with my own samples? Can multiple sound pads be played at the same time?

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the built in sounds can be overwritten with any WAV or MP3 file (as demonstrated in the video). And the sound pads can also be played at the same time as far as I remember.

How many sounds can be loaded at once? Is it 11 per pad? 44 total? Or just 4 at a time?

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

You can only load 4 sounds at any given time. There are no additional "pages" or something like that. However, you can store pretty much as many sounds on the SD card. But you can't really switch those while you are already recording. You have to assign 4 sounds to the pads, start recording, and you can assign new ones after you stop recording. 11 is the number of sounds included in the P4 default firmware.

Can the sound pad be used during live streaming?

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I guess what you are asking is if the soundpad will be sent to the USB output? Then yes, you can use the soundpad during a live stream.

Where do you suggest one buy or make custom sounds or intros

@ChrisSpiegl

2 ай бұрын

You can check out Fiverr; on that platform you can get great creatives like that.

Hey, I assigned a 31 second file (jingle) but it stopped playing after 4 secs or so... I tried, HOLD, LOOP and so forth... stops at the same length ...

@ChrisSpiegl

5 ай бұрын

Maybe re-encode it into a 16 bit wav or something. I remember there was something about this possibly being a problem. Also, when loading the effects on, the "transcoding" done by the P4 can take a while because it does not have very much processing power.

Hi, do you think the zoom p4 is good for a simple web radio ?

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

I would say the P4 would be pretty great for that. I am assuming you'd like to bring in people via phone as well as in studio and mixing all that with music on the computer. Then yes. It's limiting in the amount of inputs you have and maybe the P8 would be more interesting. But to really get started for somewhat inexpensive, this would be great!

@kaloukeraannou8227

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl thx

I get very loud noise from the P4 once I turn the Input Knobs above 5 and the switch is on Dynamic or Condenser mic. (regardless if a mic is plugged in or not and the input is unmuted. Is this a fundamental device flaw? the sound carries through to the headphone or any audio out.

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

When you do not have a mic plugged in you should keep the input muted to midget any possible noises. I don't see any good reason to unmute the channel. So if the noise is only present when it's unmuted, I wouldn't worry about it. Generally, when you have an input that has nothing connected the possibility for noise is higher than when something is plugged in since when it's plugged in the circuits are closed and should not give you that level of noise.

@andremclean4433

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl thanks.. the noise is there also if the input has a mic plugged in. once the knob is turned above 5. as a result I cant increase the level on the mic without introducing this noise.

Thank you for the tutorial but i was trying to assign the sound pads with one of my sound files and the Podtrak doesn't detect them, I have no idea why? so will you kindly help me with it, if you please? Thank you.

@ChrisSpiegl

Жыл бұрын

Probably best to convert the files on your computer and try again. I had no issues when having WAV files.

@ezzel-bendary8762

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl thank you so much for your reply, I think it needs to be 44100 16bit

@ChrisSpiegl

Жыл бұрын

@@ezzel-bendary8762 That's ideal yes.

@ezzel-bendary8762

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSpiegl thank you so much 👍

I can hear the sound pad when recording but there is no sound when I listen to the track on the computer… do you know why?

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

You will have to either listen to the mix track or the soundpad track. The individual microphone tracks will not have the sounds embedded so that you can make changes in the after math.

How to you add sounds to sound pad

@ChrisSpiegl

2 жыл бұрын

That is covered in: 05:59 How to Assign a Sound to a SoundPad

I feel a huge void at your right. Maybe you can fit another piece of gear there for me? Anything will be fine. Just anything. A fan might be nice. But anything will do. Really.

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should reshoot this video. That’s be a good idea 😂.

Super confusing

@ChrisSpiegl

3 жыл бұрын

Which part, maybe I can help clarify?