AMS Neve AudioFile SC/X, User Manual

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AudioFile SCX user manual
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Revision 0.91
Timecode Dropout
udioFile SCX is not ‘hard locked’ to the timecode rate. Perturbations in code
speed are filtered so that there is practically no wow and flutter transfer.
AudioFile SCX can be programmed to flywheel over specified periods of
timecode dropouts.
pout limit
Press the SET LIMIT Trigger key.
Enter the required value in the range of 0 to 99 frames.
The entered value appears in the Dropout Limit box above the Frame Rate
details.
The default value is set at 12 frames.
Playing Against Timecode
A
To alter the timecode dro
Access the Defaults Page from the Main Menu.
AL
rt
are reserved for controlling another machine but AudioFile SCX slaves
LAY is commanded.
tem time at
e top right-hand corner of the page. The transport status corresponds with
ecording Against Timecode
Operation is similar to internal mode, however, the INTERNAL/EXTERN
SoftKey determines whether AudioFile SCX is off line or on line. The transpo
keys
to any timecode once P
To take AudioFile SCX off line STOP must first be commanded. The mode of
the transport keys is reflected in a status message below the sys
th
the keys and is displayed as: <<, >>, PLAY, STOP.
R
he most significant difference between internal and external operation
are always initialised to zero. In external mode the
tart/Stop Times are logged from the timecode received during the recording.
en the cues are inserted into Event
ists. The event playing section of the program ‘sorts’ the event Start Times
T
occurs in the Record Page while recording new cues. In internal mode,
Record Data Start Times
S
These times are then carried through wh
L
into sequential order before playing the list.
Timecode Output
On the rear of the system is a 25-way D-type socket labelled ‘services’.
Timecode is available from pins 3 & 4 of this 25-way connector. The timecode
X
mecode source. The same connections may also
e used to regenerate code from an external source. The regenerated code
will be at the same standard as the incoming code, except when dropframe is
will be available whenever the internal clock is running so that AudioFile SC
may be used as a Master ti
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Jan 2008