Kolpak manual Example setups, An all-DA-98 setup

Section 13 – Example setups

13 – Example setups

This section gives a few examples of how the DA-98 might be used in real-world situations together with other equipment.

13.1 An all-DA-98 setup

In this example, a small audio studio offers its clients 24 digital tracks by using three DA-98s synchronized together.

LARGE MONITOR LARGE MONITOR

NEAR FIELD MONITOR

DA-98

SYNC

POWER AMP POWER AMP

SYNC

METER UNIT

METER

REMOTE

REMOTE CONTROLLER

EFFECTORS

DAT

FROM STUDIO

TO STUDIO

MD

MIXING CONSOLE

CASSETTE

CD

Many of the clients bring in worktapes or basic tracks recorded on their home DA-38s or from smaller project studios using a DTRS machine. The DA-98s in the studio can, naturally, use these tapes.

If a client brings in a different model of (timecode-based) machine and tape from a project studio, the DA- 98’s timecode facilities are used. Usually, though, timecode synchronization is not used, and the DA-98s are synchronized using DTRS synchronization.

The mixing console is a TASCAM M-5000 console. Since the integral patchbay of this console is already fit- ted with D-sub connectors, the cabling requirements are reduced – all track inputs and tape returns are carried on six cables, rather than 48.

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