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Rec/Trick control (13)
This is a very important
control of your Canon
T2000 because it allows
sound-on-sound recording
and thus puts accom¬
plished multi-source
sound tracks within easy
reach even of inexperien¬
ced sound-movie fans.
First and foremost,
however, remember that
the Rec/Trick control has
two functions:
1, It is indispensable for
recording, even if no spe¬
cial effects are desired. In
this case, the control
should be turned against
its right-hand stop
(maximum symbol of
scale). Only in this position
will the full input volume
reach the sound track.
To prevent any inadver¬
tent erasure of existing
sound, always keep this
control in its off posi¬
tion when you do not wish
to make a recording.
2. The trick function of
this control takes over for
special effects. Clockwise
rotation of the knob will
gradually increase the re¬
cording level, thus allow¬
ing a certain measure of
fading. What's more, as
you turn the knob clock¬
wise, you will not only in¬
crease the volume of new
sound on the track, but at
the same time decrease the
volume of previous sound
that may already be on
the same track. In other
words, new recording is
here coupled with pro¬
portionate partial erasure
which, in the maximum
setting at the right-hand
stop, becomes full erasure
and thus complete re¬
recording.
The partial erasure feature
means that if you wish to
obtain a straightforward
fade-in on a track which
already carries a record¬
ing, you will first have to
erase a certain length of
that track fully (with the
trick control turned all the
way to the right but no
sound source connected to
input (9)), then rewind the
film, start the projector in
the recording mode and
turn the trick control
clockwise until you reach
its right-hand stop.
If, on the other hand,
you wish to fade a new
recording into an existing
one on the same track, all
you have to do is start
the projector in the
recording mode and slowly
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