AAton Cantar Mini, Руководство пользователя

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Ca tourne : Usefull functions
I. Pre-Record functionality
Pre-Record Position is at the 11 o'clock position and allows 3 important functions while
displaying the main information regarding the record session.
1.
Pre-Record Buffer
While the Main Selector is on Pre-Record Position, the Cantar activates its pre-record buffer.
This buffer stores the audio in a First-In/First-Out (FIFO) buffer memory and dumps them to the
recording media as soon as Record is activated.
Once the buffer is full, up to 10 sec. @ 48kHz, it starts discarding the oldest audio buffer.
2.
Previous take trash
After a Record, you can simply put that last Take to a trash by pressing the Shift + Esc buttons.
II. Tone Generator
While the Main Selector is in the Test, Pre-Record or Record positions, pressing the Ctrl + Shift +
F1 buttons sends a 1kHz tone to the Tracks, and Mixdown. The level of the tone can be set in
the Audio Parameters Menu.
Releasing the Shift button before the other buttons locks the tone 'ON'; pressing the Shift button
turns it 'OFF'.
III.Talk
Pressing the C Left or Right buttons, enables the Slate Mic and the 3,5mm Mic jack. It
sends the stream to the Headphones and to any Outmap (Line, AES) where the corresponding
Talk function is routed.
Pressing the Shift + C Left or Right buttons also sends the Talk stream to the Tracks.
IV.Slate Detection
This is the most precise and simplest method ever invented to sync images and sounds.
In the Audio Menu, select the slate detection channel.
While in Record, press the F4 button within six seconds after a clapstick; the most plosive event
preceding the button press creates a Slate Mark. The successive slates generated by a multi-
camera shoot are labeled SA, SB... SG. A maximum of 10 slates can be recorded.
The clapstick quality is displayed in the rectangular screen, 25% should be a minimum; at 75%
score, you can congratulate the slateman!
If you forget to press the F4 button, AutoSlate detects the most plosive sound of the take with a
95% chance of selecting the clapstick; in this case the Sound-Report's Slate-TC appears in
'Italic' to show it must be either confirmed or ignored.
V. User Marker
While in Record, press the Ctrl + F2 buttons to create tabs labeled UM1, UM2... UM10 on
wind clicks, boom noise, dialogue slip, etc..
VI.Levels
1.
Inputs
While the Main Selector is in the Record (12 o'clock), Pre-Record (11 o'clock), and Test
positions, as soon as an input's attenuation is changed, a Level panel can be displayed,
replacing temporarily the metadata and timecode information.
This feature can be enabled or disabled in the Technical Menu, item “Display Inputs Level”.
If enabled, the display precision can be set: ±0,1 dB; ±0,5 dB; ±1dB.
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