Kolpak Recording Equipment DA-98 Benutzerhandbuch

Section 6 – Basic operations

06/97 – 1.00 – 6-3

2) Adjust the input signal levels so that the track

meters read high, but the

OVER

segment does

not light.

3) Hold down the

RECORD

key, and press the

PLAY

key. The tape will start moving and

recording will start.

The

REC FUNCTION

indicators of all tracks will

light steadily.

When you start recording, the point at which
recording starts is automatically stored into mem-
ory for punch-in purposes.

4) To stop recording and stop the tape, press the

STOP

key. You can also press the

PLAY

key,

which will continue the tape movement, but
stop recording.

6.3.3 Recording the basic tracks (ii)

This is an alternative method of recording basic
tracks on a blank, formatted tape.

1) Arm the tracks and adjust the levels as

described in [1] and [2] above (6.3.2,
“Recording the basic tracks (i)”).

The

REC FUNCTION

indicators of all armed

tracks will flash.

2) Press the

PLAY

key. The tape will start moving.

3) When you reach the point at which you want to

start recording, press the

RECORD

key.

The

REC FUNCTION

indicators of all armed

tracks will light steadily.

The point at which recording starts is automati-
cally stored into memory for punch-in purposes.

4) Stop recording as described above.

6.3.4 Replaying the first tracks

When you have positioned the tape at the begin-
ning of the recording you have just made (or at the
pre-roll point), you can start playing back the tape.

1) Turn off the

RECORD FUNCTION

switch of the

track you have just recorded.

We suggest turning off the

RECORD FUNCTION

This will prevent you from accidentally hitting the

RECORD

key and going into record mode, over-

writing what you have already recorded.

2) Make sure that the

INPUT MONITOR

of the track

you have just recorded is turned off (see 7.1.1,
“ALL INPUT [18] and INPUT MONITOR
[29]”).

3) Rewind the tape to the point that you started

recording and press

PLAY

6.4 Overdubbing

Overdubbing subsequent tracks is carried out in a
very similar way to recording the first tracks.

If you are unsure about the difference between
monitoring modes as implemented on the DA-98,
now is a good time to read the section 7, “Moni-
toring modes”.

Obviously you will want to record while you lis-
ten to the off-tape signals from previously-
recorded tracks and the input source on tracks
where recording is taking place.

Note, however, that the use of confidence mode
when overdubbing (see 7.2, “Confidence mode”)
is not recommended, as the off-tape replay signals
will be delayed, making it impossible to provide
accurate cues.

6.5 Track bouncing

Though the DA-98 provides a method of copying
tracks digitally (see 8.11.1, “Track Copy (channel-
to-track routing)”), there is no way of combining
tracks within the DA-98.

If you need to combine tracks, this must be done
through an external console, routing all tracks to
be combined through an output group, and routing
that group to the appropriate track input.

6.6 Punch-in and punch-out

There are a number of ways in which the DA-98
can be used to perform reliable punch-in and
punch-outs automatically. Punch points can be set

NOTE

Use the reference level you have chosen (see 8.7, “Ref-
erence levels”) to be your “nominal” level.