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4 - Routing & assignment : Monitoring Talkback, etc. The internal talkback microphone is located above the meters. The sensitivity of the microphone is adjusted using the T/B control next to the microphone. The TO SLATE and TO STUDIO keys are both "smart keys". When active, they route the talkback microphone to the busses and/or aux sends as selected below, and to the studio respectively, and dim the control room outputs. The MONO key (also a "smart key") provides mono control room monitoring, combining the left and right signals into one mono signal. Talkback source However, note that the internal talkback microphone does not have to be used as the talkback source. Any one of the mic/line sources can be selected as a communication source (for example, a boundary field microphone situated in a large control room can allow comments from a production group to be routed to the artistes in the studio). Oscillator and noise generator In order to help with signal tracing, the setting of SPLs, etc., the DM-3200 provides an internal tone/ noise generator. The POD 1 switch turns the generator on and off. Use POD 2 to set the type of generator: either a sinewave oscillator (SINE), a white noise generator (WHITE), or a pink noise generator (PINK). POD 3 sets the frequency if the sine wave oscillator has been selected. There are four choices: 100Hz, 440Hz (standard tuning A), 1kHz and 10kHz. Select the talkback source (T/B SOURCE) in the MONITOR OSC/COM screen: Figure 4.11: Monitor oscillator and communication screen Use the cursor to navigate to this field, the dial to make the selection between INT T/B MIC (internal microphone) and MIC/LINE 1 through 16. Press ENTER to confirm the setting. Slate definition The COMMUNICATION fields allow you to choose the busses and aux sends which will act as the "slate" when the TO SLATE key is enabled for sending talkback. Any combination of busses, aux sends and the stereo buss can be selected (cursor keys and ENTER key) as slate destination. Linking of busses and aux sends has no effect on this screen. POD 4 sets the level from -36dBFS to 0 dBFS in 0.5 dB steps. Remember that -16 dBFS is the nominal level, so you can use this setting when setting up SPLs, etc. for your monitoring system. Oscillator destination Use the OSCILLATOR fields (cursor keys and ENTER key) to route the generator fields to any combination of busses, aux sends or the stereo buss. This is an extremely useful "patch-free" method of signal tracing. 56 TASCAM DM-3200 User's Manual

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4 – Routing & assignment : Monitoring
56
TASCAM DM-3200
User’s Manual
Talkback, etc.
The internal talkback microphone is located above
the meters. The sensitivity of the microphone is
adjusted using the
T/B
control next to the micro-
phone.
The
TO SLATE
and
TO STUDIO
keys are both
“smart keys”. When active, they route the talkback
microphone to the busses and/or aux sends as
selected below, and to the studio respectively, and
dim the control room outputs.
The
MONO
key (also a “smart key”) provides mono
control room monitoring, combining the left and
right signals into one mono signal.
Talkback source
However, note that the internal
talkback microphone does not have to be used as the
talkback source. Any one of the mic/line sources can
be selected as a communication source (for example,
a boundary field microphone situated in a large con-
trol room can allow comments from a production
group to be routed to the artistes in the studio).
Select the talkback source (
T/B SOURCE
) in the
MONI-
TOR OSC/COM
screen:
Use the cursor to navigate to this field, the dial to
make the selection between
INT T/B MIC
(internal
microphone) and
MIC/LINE 1
through
16
. Press
ENTER
to confirm the setting.
Slate definition
The
COMMUNICATION
fields
allow you to choose the busses and aux sends which
will act as the “slate” when the
TO SLATE
key is
enabled for sending talkback. Any combination of
busses, aux sends and the stereo buss can be selected
(cursor keys and
ENTER
key) as slate destination.
Linking of busses and aux sends has no effect on this
screen.
Oscillator and noise generator
In order to help with signal tracing, the setting of
SPLs, etc., the DM-3200 provides an internal tone/
noise generator.
The POD 1 switch turns the generator on and off.
Use POD 2 to set the type of generator: either a sine-
wave oscillator (
SINE
), a white noise generator
(
WHITE
), or a pink noise generator (
PINK
).
POD 3 sets the frequency if the sine wave oscillator
has been selected. There are four choices:
100Hz
,
440Hz
(standard tuning A),
1kHz
and
10kHz
.
POD 4 sets the level from
–36dBFS
to
0 dBFS
in 0.5 dB
steps. Remember that –16 dBFS is the nominal level,
so you can use this setting when setting up SPLs, etc.
for your monitoring system.
Oscillator destination
Use the
OSCILLATOR
fields
(cursor keys and
ENTER
key) to route the generator
fields to any combination of busses, aux sends or the
stereo buss. This is an extremely useful “patch-free”
method of signal tracing.
Figure 4.11: Monitor oscillator and
communication screen