Kolpak DA-98 manual Meter modes, Sine oscillator, Advanc d operations Meter ballistics

The REF LEVEL indicators [7] will light in the following way to show the level selected:

Level6		Indicators
18	FS	16 indicator is lit
-20dBFS		Neither indicator is lit
	FS	20 indicator is lit

NOTE

Any tapes produced with the TASCAM DA-88 or DA- 38 will conform to the TASCAM standard.

8.8 Meter modes

The DA-98 peak bargraph meters can be custom- iz d to suit your working preferences. Both the p akLvelMbehold time andeterMhe “ballistics”odeof the meters can adjusted.

8.8.1 PPe0seakHholdcoldReltime Fastase

1) MetrEn er m Modenu gr up 2, move the cursor to and p ess ENTER:

2) PeakUse theHoldLEFT and RIGHT keys to sel ct the parameter and he UP and DOWN

keys to set the value for the peak signal level hold time.

This value can be set to values betw en 0 seconds (peak levels are not held at all) a d 9 seconds. There is another value, Continue, which will permanently display the maximum peak signal level. This can be useful if you are doing a “dry run” rehearsal, but you cannot keep your eyes on

the meters all the time that the rehearsalContinueis going on.

You can also use the function keys he mber

key mode (see 5.2.2, “Using the function keys as number keys”) to enter the peak time directly.

NOTE

To turn off the peak hold display ifhas

been set, change the peak hold value to 0seconds and the meter segments will “drop back”.

Section 8 – Advanc d operations

8.8.2 Meter ballistics

Use the same menu (LevelMeterMode) as described ab ve to change the “fall-back” ballis- tics of the peak met rs. You cannot change the rise time of the meters, wh ch are fixed wi h peak meter characteristics.

1)Move the cursor to the Releaseparameter and use the UP and DOWN keys to elect

between Slow, Mediumand Fast.

8.9 Sine oscillator

The DA-98 incorporates a digital oscillator for lineup and signal tracing purposes. This oscillator is a sine-wave oscillator at either the standard tun- ing frequency of 440Hz or the standard tape line- up frequency of 1kHz.

The oscillator signal level is at the nominal signal level of +4dBu (but note thattsince the oscillator is a constantSineOsineoswave,cilitlcannotaotruly be compared with “real-world” transient signals).

To operate the illator: f

1) Enter m nu 2, move the curs to SineOsc. and press ENTER:

2)Use the UP and DOWN keys to turn the oscillator between off, 440Hzand 1kHz.

When the oscillator is turned on, it overrides all other track inputs.

WARNING

When using the oscillator, you should turn down the monitor levels in the control room and studio to avoid damage to your ears (and the speakers).

8.9.1 Recording the oscillator

As mentioned above, the oscillator overrides all other track inputs, regardless of whether digital or analog input has been selected.

Recording the oscillator test tone is therefore sim- ilar to any other recording operation.

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