Using a 3-D Recording Headset

With your smartpen, you can record audio with either the built-in micro-phone or a 3-D Recording Headset.

Livescribe designed the built-in micro-phone for monaural recordings in smaller recording environments, such as a conference room. When recording in larger spaces, we recommend using a 3-D Recording Headset, which contains a microphone in each earbud. The dual microphones enable binaural recordings, which accurately recreate the spatial audio environment.

Left and right speakers
Left and right microphones

Binaural recording is a special type of stereo recording that uses two microphones, one placed in each ear. This type of recording provides the most accurate spatial sound quality because the microphones effectively mimic your ears - when you play a binaural recording back, it sounds like you are actually in the location where you recorded.

Once you record audio, you can play back the binaural effect using stereo earphones. You can also play back the binaural effect as a regular stereo recording over any type of headphones or speakers.

The 3-D Recording Headset included with each Pulse smartpen has a custom jack. This is required for binaural recordings. However, if you want to use a 3.5mm stereo headset just for playback, connect your 3.5mm headset to your smartpen using a standard 2.5mm to 3.5mm adaptor.

If you own an Echo smartpen, you can use any standard 3.5mm stereo headset for playback. For binaural recording, you need to use a Livescribe 3.5mm 3-D Recording Premium Headset. You can purchase this separately from the Livescribe Online Store.

Tip:

You can record binaural audio with the earbuds in your ears or around your neck as shown below. Make sure the “L” earbud is in your left ear and the “R” earbud is in your right ear.

Note:

Keep the earbuds about 6-8 inches apart to mimic the position of your ears.