Setup Menu; Sample Rate; Mix Ahead - Future Feature; Pre-Record Time Set - Zaxcom Deva 24 User Manual

Zaxcom Deva 24

Setup Menu

The parameters of Deva 24 are adjusted from the setup menu.

Sample Rate

Tapping on the SAMPLE RATE key will cycle through the sample rates. Deva 24 can record sample rates of 48000,
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Mix Ahead - future feature

Mix Ahead allows for a user selectable amount of time, up to 250ms, can be inserted between when the audio heard
in the headphones and the fader motion recorded to the MixAhead track. For example if 100ms of MixAhead is set,
this will allow an extra 100ms in order to make fader adjustments. This 100ms eliminates the problem of fader
latency and human reaction time, which can potentially ruin the mix track. So basically MixAhead adds time to the
fader moves which can make the mix cleaner and more accurate.
A MixAhead track will be an additional track that can be utilized by post or not, as the traditional mix track is always
recorded as well. Deva 24 will time align all Mix, ISO and MixAhead tracks so that post production can seamlessly
cross fader between any combination of tracks.
Tapping on the MIXAHEAD key will turn the key orange, then using the menu encoder knob the MixAhead time can
be dialed in. Tapping the key again to open a numeric key board where the MixAhead time in milliseconds can be
entered.

Pre-Record time set

From the point the Deva24 is powered up, all inputted audio is being processed. When pre-record is enabled, up to
10 seconds of that processed audio is held in a pre-record buffer. Then when the record key is pressed that stored
audio, with its time code, is included the current take.
Tapping the PRE-RECORD key will turn the key orange, then using the menu encoder knob the pre-record time can be
dialed in. Tap on the key again will open a numeric key board that will allow the pre-record rate to be entered. The
pre-record buffer can be set from 1 to 10 seconds in 1 second increments.
Please note the prerecord buffer is dumped after any of the following settings are changed: sample-rate, time code,
user-bits, frame-rate or record enable. After these parameters are changed the buffer will start to re-build.

Tone Level

Tapping the TONE LEVEL key will adjust the level of the reference tone that is recorded on the record tracks and sent
to the output busses. The tone level can be set to -12, -14, -16, -18 or -20dB.
Please note it is recommended, for most applications, to keep the tone level set at -20dB.
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Setup Menu