To Prohibit Digital Copying

When mixing down from the VS-1824 to a DAT recorder or similar recorder via a digital connection, you can prevent digital copying of the tape on which the mixdown has been recorded. Many DAT recorders implement “SCMS”—the Serial Copy Management System. With a DAT recorder which uses SCMS, you are allowed to make only one digital copy of a regular audio CD onto a DAT tape. Once the digital copy exists on the DAT tape, you cannot make additional digital copies using the DAT tape as the source. This function makes DAT tapes recorded digitally from the VS-1824 function as those recorded digitally from a CD. With the following procedure, you can prevent your digitally mixed master tapes from being later copied digitally onto DAT tapes or other similar digital media.

SCMS (See Appendices p. 13)

1.Hold [SHIFT] and press [F5 (SYSTEM)].

The System menu icon appears in the display. If the System menu icon does not appear, press [F6 (EXIT)].

2.Press [F1 (SYSPM)].

If “SYSPM” does not appear in the display above [F1], press [PAGE] until “SYSPM” appears, and then press [F1 (SYSPM)].

3.Use [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor to “Digital Copy Protect.”

Digital Copy Protect

This setting determines whether or not a DAT master created from the Digital Output jacks of the VS-1824 can be later copied digitally.

Off:

Digital copying of the DAT tape is allowed.

On:

Digital copying of the DAT tape is prohibited.

4.If you want to prohibit the digital copying of a master DAT created from the VS-1824, use the TIME/VALUE dial set Digital Copy Protect to “On.”

5.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.

Chapter 13 CD-RW and Mastering

Mixing Down While Inserting Effects

You can insert effects as you mix down.

While performing a mixdown, it is common to insert an effect such as a parametric equalizer or a compressor. For this example, we will insert the Mastering Tool Kit (FX1; p. 99) to adjust the overall volume balance as we mix down.

1.Press [CD-RW/MASTERING].

2.Press [F1 (MstRm)].

The Mastering Room screen will appear.

3.Press [ ], [ ], [ ], and [ ] to move the cursor. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to specify the value for each parameter.

Sw

This parameter turns the Mastering Room feature on and off. To rehearse your mix before actually recording your mastering tracks, select “Off.”

On: When Sw is turned on, Tracks 17 and 18 are designated as the mastering tracks—and will be shown as “L” and “R” on the Playlist display.

Off: When Sw is turned off, Tracks 17 and 18 function normally.

*Remember that audio on Tracks 17 and 18 will not be included in the final mixdown once Sw is set to “On,” since Tracks 17 and 18 will be used as mastering tracks. If you wish to include audio from Tracks 17 and 18 in your final mix, you must bounce it to any track from 1-16.

Status

This specifies the status of the mastering tracks. For this example, select “Rec.”

Rec: Play back Tracks 1-16 while recording them to the mastering tracks.

Play: Play back the mastering tracks. The sound of Tracks 1-16 will not be output from the MASTER jacks.

For details on the signal flow, see p. 27.

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