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Chapter 16 AUDIO
Less than 100 years ago, movies were silent. We’ve come a very long way since “The
Jazz Singer” (1927, Warner Bros.), and
great audio now plays a huge role in video
production. NewTek live production systems provide an extensive set of professional
quality audio tools, which we’ll explore in this chapter.
External audio connections and basic configuration were touched on back in Sections 3.5.1 and 3.7.1. A
tabbed pane labeled
Audio Mixer, found just below the main Switcher presents more precise control over
individual audio sources and outputs.
FIGURE 197 (TC1 SHOWN)
Compact sub-panels in this pane provide configuration and control for individual audio sources and also
audio outputs as follows, from left to right:
• External audio sources
o Controls for audio INPUTS 1-(number varies by model) .
o TALKBACK – a special input provided for use with Skype TX inputs.
• Internal sources – Media Players , and Effects (sound embedded in Animation Store transitions).
• Stream – controls streaming output to the web.
• Aux 1 to 3 (not a TC Mini feature) – controls for Aux audio busses.
• Phones – volume control for the system’s headphone output.
• Master – controls the primary audio bus.
• Audio level control for individual recorders are provided elsewhere.
NOTE: For models with two or more backplane analog outputs, the connectors carry the first two channels
assigned to the Master 1 and AUX 1 busses (except older models with quad connectors, which carry four).