Post-Production Work - Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

Section 13 – Example setups
The tape returns and inputs are fed directly using cables such as the PW-10D and PW-4D into the patchbay's
25-pin D-sub connectors.
The studio is a small one, so there is no separate machine room, but the compact size of the DA-98 allows 24
fully-digital tracks to be kept in only 12U of rack space. A remote control and metering unit allows the whole
studio to be controlled from one central location.
Mastering mixdown is carried out to DAT (TASCAM DA-30 MK II), with "take-home" copies made on
MiniDisc (TASCAM MD-801) and analog cassette (TASCAM 302).

13.2 Post-production work.

SYNC GENERATOR
REF IN
VIDEO IN
SYNC
VIDEO IN
SYNC
VIDEO IN
METER UNIT
METER
REMOTE
REMOTE
REMOTE CONTROLLER/EDITOR
VIDEO IN
In the post-production world, the DA-98 excels, thanks to its flexible and sophisticated synchronization capa-
bilities, which give it more control than ever before. The three DA-98 units are linked together in a timecode
"daisy" chain, allowing them to function as one 24-track recorder, whether or not timecode is being received
from the master source. The first (master) DA-98 has its timecode output set to TC Track, which means that
13-2 – 1.00 – 05/30/97
TV MONITOR
VTR
VIDEO OUT
TC OUT
TC IN
DA-98
TC IN
TC IN
TC IN
DAT
MD
CD
LARGE MONITOR
NEAR FIELD MONITOR
POWER AMP
LARGE MONITOR
POWER AMP
EFFECTORS
ANNOUNCER'S BOOTH
MIXING CONSOLE
(AUTOMATION)