easiest way with Zoom H4N to record in mono via XLR input and stereo using built-ins

[skribe00]

Playback issue solved: the monitor button has to be clicked off, which is a bit counter-intuitive for this newbie.


Issue remaining: Cubase plays a slowed down version of my interview, just like when I click on the left side of the split wav file stored in my laptop's hard drive after split-exporting it, and click to play it in Windows media, it plays slowed down, like we're speaking in slow motion. In both Cubase and played by WMP from my laptop file folder, it's slowed just a bit, but noticeably and weirdly. And that is despite me having matched the sample and bit rate on exporting.


Do I need to repeat the process of exporting and splitting, ensuring my sample and bit rates are matched? And where all do I need to check the sample and bit rates? I have a sneaking suspicion I'm missing a sample bit rate check somewhere in Cubase but where?


Thanks in advance for your quick and easy to understand help.

 

[Steve House]

What sample rate did you record in? Sounding slowled down is a sign the project file in which you are playing back is using a lower sample rate than the original file was recorded in. Just guessing, it sounds like you recorded at 48kHz but are playing it back at 44.1kHz. Start a new project in Cubase and set the project sample rate to 48kHz, the proper rate for video projects, then import your file into the timeline