EEG: Brain Vision Recorder Software
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Overview
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These are tips and tutorials for using BrainVision Recorder to record EEG data.


Procedure
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When starting a project from scratch:
1. Connect the power supply to the amplifier and plug in the electrode bundle. 
2. Start Recorder on the recording computer.
3. Select the amplifier in Recorder
	- Click on **Configuration › Select Amplifier...** and select your amplifier from the drop-down list.
	- You must start Recorder in administrator mode (see login info for directions).
4. Create or open a workspace
	- A workspace saves all amplifier-specific settings and some basic project settings, for example filters, segmentation and averaging.
5. Start monitoring
	- To check if the amplifier is working properly click on the button **Start Monitoring**. If no errors are encountered, EEG curves appear in Recorder window running from left to right.
	- At the end of the channel list there is a scaling bar that helps you to assess the signal size. If a small number of channels is displayed and there is enough space, a scaling bar is shown in front of every channel.
6. Measure the impedances
	- When all channels show a signal, measure the impedances. This is an important step in your project.
7. Record the data
	- From the impedance check you can switch directly to recording the data.

See the `BrainVision Recorder manual <../pdfs/Recorder_UserManual_v035.pdf>`_ for detailed instructions.


Resources
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* Brain Products user manual pages: `https://www.brainproducts.com/downloads/manuals/ <https://www.brainproducts.com/downloads/manuals/>`_ 
* Tutorial: `How to create montages in BrainVision Recorder <https://youtu.be/xl49IFTvvbg?si=sYngIGs55YuOM3_Z>`_
* Playlist: `Brain Products how-to videos <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgBQatx-tYbBi6eiomWih2b0xOd-1LwpP>`_