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The “Monitor During Playback
”
Control
In the default mode, Gina allows you to monitor your input signal whether
you are recording, playing back, or simply idle. In some situations, such as
when performing punch-in recording, it may be desirable to have the input
signal muted until Record is enabled. In the
Gina Properties
window that
appears you’ll see a checkbox labeled
Monitor During Playback
.
Uncheck the box to disable input monitoring; recheck it to once again
enable input monitoring. Monitoring controls are also available on the Echo
Console.
Selecting the S/PDIF Output Mode
Gina can transmit digital information in either of two modes, “professional”
or “consumer.” The primary difference between the two is in the
implementation of the SCMS copy-protection bit, which, in the consumer
format, prevents the user from making digital copies of a digital copy.
Gina’s S/PDIF output defaults to the Professional mode. If you are
recording from Gina into a consumer DAT deck, the deck may not be able
to recognize the signal until you switch Gina’s output to Consumer mode.
We have provided a software switch in the Gina driver that allows you to
select which mode Gina transmits. In the window that appears you’ll see a
pair of check boxes in an area labeled
S/PDIF Output
Setting: one box is
labeled
Consumer
and the other
Professional
. Select the appropriate
mode for your DAT (if you don’t know which one to use and are having
difficulties, simply try the one that is not currently checked).
Important note: Gina never transmits the SCMS bit, regardless of which
mode is selected.
