NewTek TriCaster 855 User Manual
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This lets advanced users record files with a professional level of headroom right up to 20dB,
selectively conforming to regional standards or local preference. It also effectively eliminates
any possibility of audio clipping in recorded files.
Hint: The Audio Mixer features Compressor/Limiters for each input and output. These can also be
invaluable in avoiding clipping due to over-modulation.
In a related point, when playing playlist files located in TriCaster’s default ‘capture folders’,
Media Players automatically adjust the audio level by a commensurate amount. This
automatically produces an improved match of playback levels for captured audio added to
playlists that include imported sounds or music (for which nominal levels are unknown).
PRIMARY RECORDING
Other common controls permit you to define the video steam to capture (again, this is the
recording stream used for the ‘Add to DDR’ feature, and that is controlled by an optional
TimeWarp™ control surface when connected).
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A drop-down menu labeled Source permits you to choose which video stream to capture.
TriCaster provides numerous source options. Beyond simply selecting PGM (Program output),
you might select AUX (a particularly flexible option, since it can be independently set to a variety
of useful configurations in Output Configuration). In addition, any single camera input can be
designated as a source (allowing the Aux Output to be freely assigned to something else).