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8 25-Seven Program Delay Manager Version 2.3 Manual April 2013
As soon as there’s enough audio in memory to dump programming smoothly, the
DUMP
button will light.
The delay memory can hold more audio than is needed for a single Dump event. When
it reaches a limit you’ve previously set
1 , the
BUILD
button’s light stops flashing. The
DUMP
button remains lit.
You can choose how long PDM takes to build a delay. Choose a setting based on how
quickly your talent talks, how subtle you want the time manipulations to be (slower
speaking styles can work with higher speed settings), and how long you’re willing to
wait for the delay memory to fill.
As a general guide:
Speed setting
Minutes:seconds
to build 8-second delay
7
*
2:00
10 1:30
15
1:00
* factory default
To dump an objectionable comment …
…tap the red
DUMP
button. PDM will eliminate the last few seconds of audio that you
heard in the control room, before it can get to the transmitter or network feed. How
many seconds get dumped depends on how PDM is set up, and on how much delay
memory it’s had a chance to store.
••
The size of each Dump event is determined when the unit is set up, but can be
changed at any time—even while you’re on the air.
••
When there’s enough audio in memory to smoothly Dump the full amount
you’ve preset, the
DUMP
button will light
2
. This starts a few seconds after you
begin a segment, or as you rebuild after an earlier Dump event.
••
You can also press
DUMP
when it’s not lit: PDM won’t have enough audio
stored to Dump all the seconds you’ve designated for a dump event, but it will
dump whatever it has available.
••
As long as the
DUMP
button is held down, incoming audio will be discarded.
After a Dump event, PDM begins to rebuild its memory with incoming audio, using
subtle time expansion so programming is never disrupted.
1
You can also change this limit at any time.
2
For extra safety, you can also connect one of PDM’s GPIOs (page 27) to keep your phone system off-air
until enough delay has been built for a smooth Dump, or to light a “delay unsafe” warning for producers.