Tascam DS-M7.1 owner manual Connecting the mastering stem recorder

3 – Connections

the console outputs, and may not be monitored directly from the DS-M7.1.

Outputs to the tracking recorder These connect to the recorder inputs. These may be moni- tored as BUS signals from the DS-M7.1.

When this connection, together with all other con- nections, have been made, you should set up the DS- M7.1 to recognize the appropriate tracking recorder source (TDIF or slot), as described here.

1Press the SYSTEM key and press the cursor keys until the cursor highlights the TrkRecSel parameter:

[SYSTEM]> MasterSel TDIF

ConsSel TDIF

TrkRecSel TDIF

2Use the VALUE control to select between

TDIF and SLOT2.

When this is done, the inputs and outputs must be routed appropriately, as described later.

Connecting the mastering (stem) recorder

The mastering recorder can be connected to any of the following: the built-in TDIF, ADAT “lightpipe” or AES/EBU connector.

Inputs from the mastering recorder These are the outputs from the master recorder. They can be passed through the insert device (described below) if desired, and then monitored from the DS-M7.1 as the RTN signals.

Outputs to the mastering recorder These are the signals output from the console. They can be passed through the insert device (described below) if desired, and then monitored from the DS-M7.1 as the BUS signals.

When this connection, together with all other con- nections, have been made, you should set up the DS-

M7.1 to recognize the appropriate the tracking recorder source (TDIF, AES/EBU or ADAT optical), as described here.

1Press the SYSTEM key and press the cursor keys until the cursor highlights the MasterSel parameter:

[SYSTEM]> MasterSel TDIF

ConsSel TDIF

TrkRecSel TDIF

2Use the VALUE control to select between

TDIF, AES/EBU and ADAT.

When this is done, the inputs and outputs must be routed appropriately, as described later.

A note on the word clock

Note that the DS-M7.1 cannot act as the word clock master in a digital system. It must therefore receive its word clock from a master clock elsewhere in the system, and this must be the only clock in the system.

Use of more than one master clock in the system can lead to serious sound degradation, and possible dam- age to speakers and equipment.

The word clock can be taken from either the dedi- cated WORD IN BNC connector, the console input (or the equivalent slot) or the master recorder (any of the three possible inputs).

If the dedicated WORD IN connector is used, be sure to set the termination switch as determined by the needs of the rest of your system.

Since the word clock is important to correct opera- tion, not only of the DS-M7.1, but of the whole audio system, an explanation of how to set up the word clock is given here.

1If the word clock setting in memory does not correspond to the actual word clock connec- tion physically present, the display will flash.

2Press the SYSTEM key and press the cursor keys until the screen shows something like:

[SYSTEM]<> ClockSel Console

TDIF 48kHz

3With the cursor at the top field, use the VALUE control to select between Word IN,

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