1 all input, 2 input monitor keys, 3 shuttle monitoring – Tascam RC-898 User Manual

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Section 5.2 - Monitoring

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Use the flowchart (5.2.5, “Monitoring flowchart”
and tables (5.2.6, “Monitoring tables”) for refer-
ence to the monitoring modes available.

The

AUTO MON

key [5] is used in punch record-

ing, providing automatic switching between
source and off-tape monitoring as the punch-in
recording progresses. See 6.7, “Punch operations”
for full details.

5.2.1 ALL INPUT

The

ALL INPUT

key [4] allows the switching of

monitoringso that the output from all tracks on the
currently-selected unit, or all units if the Key
Mode has been enabled (see 7.2.2, “Key Mode”)
is from the input source.

5.2.2 INPUT MONITOR keys

These keys [2] are only operational when control-
ling a DA-98 unit. They are used to select off-tape
or source monitoring on a track-by-track basis.
For full details of how these keys are used, see
section 7 of the DA-98 manual.

However, these indicators will always show the
track monitoring status, regardless of the model of
DTRS unit connected to the RC-898. This can be
seen most clearly in punch-in mode (see 6.7,
“Punch operations”), when in conjunction with
the

AUTO MON

key [5], these indicators auto-

matically change to show the monitoring status of
the tracks as the punch operations proceed.

Using the RC-898

REC FUNCTION

keys to

change the status of any tracks while the

ALL

INPUT

function is on will lose the relationship

between the

REC FUNCTION

and

INPUT

MONITOR

status for individual tracks when

ALL

INPUT

is turned off again. Start recording or re-

set the

REC FUNCTION

keys to restore this

5.2.3 Shuttle monitoring

Shuttle monitoring can be enabled or dis-

abled on a per-machine basis for DA-38 and DA-
98 units connected to the RC-898.

Briefly, the shuttle monitoring, when turned on,
mutes the replay from unarmed tracks, and moni-
tors the input source of armed tracks when the
machine is in shuttle mode. A fuller explanation
of shuttle monitoring is given in section 9.1 (4) of
the DA-38 manual, and section 7.1.3 of the DA-98
manual.

1) From menu group 9, move the cursor to

StlMon

and press

SELECT

2) Use the

and

DOWN

keys to switch shuttle

monitoring

and

off

on a per-machine

basis.

5.2.4 Shuttle muting

DA-98 units incorporate a shuttle muting fea-

ture. The shuttle muting for DA-98 is enabled or
disabled from the RC-898 in the following way:

1) From menu group 2, move the cursor to

Shtl

Mute

, and press

SELECT

2) Use the

and

DOWN

keys to change the

setting between on and off for each machine.

For a full explanation of shuttle muting, see sec-
tion 8.6.2 of the DA-98 manual.

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